"Trump's order preposterously declared Cuba "an unusual and extraordinary threat," without providing a shred of evidence, and warned that he would impose punitive tariffs on states that deliver fuel to Cuba. His intention is to suffocate the Cuban people, who rely on oil for 80 percent of their electricity."
"UN human rights experts called Trump's order "a serious violation of international law" and "an extreme form of unilateral economic coercion with extraterritorial effects, through which the United States seeks to exert coercion on the sovereign state of Cuba and compel other sovereign third States to alter their lawful commercial relations, under threat of punitive trade measures.""
"On February 20, however, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's massive tariffs because they exceeded authority delegated by Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The IEEPA authorizes the president to regulate commerce during national emergencies created by foreign threats."
Trump issued an executive order on January 29 declaring Cuba an unusual and extraordinary threat and threatened punitive tariffs on states delivering fuel to Cuba. UN human rights experts condemned the order as a serious violation of international law and extreme unilateral economic coercion. On February 20, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs, determining they exceeded authority delegated by Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Trump subsequently issued an executive order ending all IEEPA-based tariffs, including those targeting countries shipping oil to Cuba. This action followed the U.S. oil blockade of Venezuela, which had previously supplied over 50 percent of Cuba's oil.
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