Trump threatens tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba, declaring national emergency

President Donald Trump announced Thursday a plan to impose additional tariffs on countries that provide oil to Cuba, declaring a national security emergency.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday a plan to impose additional tariffs on countries that provide oil to Cuba, declaring a national security emergency regarding the island nation. 

In an executive order, Trump said the "policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat," with regard to U.S. national security and foreign policy. 

The order includes retaliatory tariffs on products sold in the U.S. from "any other country that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba."

The order does not explicitly say what new tariffs will be imposed. Rather, if a country is found to be selling oil to Cuba, the secretaries of Commerce, State, Treasury and Homeland Security and the U.S. trade representative will determine whether additional tariffs should be imposed on goods coming into the U.S. from those countries. The President will then ultimately determine those tariffs. 

Trump's order stated "the government of Cuba has taken extraordinary actions that harm and threaten the United States," noting what it called alliances with Russia, China, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.