Reference News Network, February 3 report: According to Sputnik News, on February 3, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, stated that under Trump's leadership, the United States will continue to use the energy industry as a lever to pressure other countries.
The report said that Bernhardt commented on a live interview with Fox News Channel in the United States when talking about the possible U.S. tariffs on Cuba, saying: "No deal has been signed, and any deal must be beneficial to the American people. This is another example of President Trump's understanding that energy dominance can bring foreign peace and domestic prosperity, and energy dominance can create conditions for energy diplomacy."
He added that sanctions give Washington leverage in negotiations.
Previously, Trump signed an executive order allowing the United States to impose import tariffs on goods from countries that sell or supply oil to Cuba. Trump also declared a national emergency, citing a suspected threat to national security from Havana.
The Cuban government considers the new U.S. measures as an attempt to strangle Cuba's national economy and impose extreme living conditions on the Cuban people, declaring that the U.S. sanctions violate international law and have extraterritorial characteristics.
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