Havana, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - Cuban president denounces Trump's attempt to 'suffocate' island's economy

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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday denounced what he called an attempt by US President Donald Trump to "suffocate" the communist island's economy with new tariffs. "Under a false and baseless pretext... President Trump intends to suffocate the Cuban economy by imposing tariffs on countries that sovereignly trade oil with Cuba," Diaz-Canel wrote on X. Trump signed an executive order Thursday threatening to impose additional tariffs on cou......

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