Trump declares national emergency over Cuba’s support for ‘malign actors’

Published January 29, 2026 8:47pm ET



President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declare a national emergency over the Cuban regime’s support for “malign actors adverse to the United States.”

The executive order says those actors include Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.

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