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Fact sheet alleges Cuba provides safe haven to groups like Hezbollah and Hamas and undermines regional stability

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Open-source and intelligence evidence confirms whether Cuba provides safe haven to the named organizations and materially undermines U.S. sanctions/regional stability.

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On January 29, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency and creating a mechanism to impose additional tariffs on imports from any country that directly or indirectly provides oil to Cuba. The Order authorizes the Secretaries of State and Commerce to implement the tariff system and related measures and allows the President to modify the policy if Cuba or other countries take actions aligned with U.S. security and foreign policy objectives. The fact sheet says the measures respond to alleged Cuban support for hostile actors, regional instability, and human rights abuses; it also references prior steps taken in June 2025, including travel restrictions and a National Security Presidential Memorandum on Cuba.
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The White House fact sheet (Jan 29, 2026) explicitly states: "Cuba provides safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas, and supports adversaries in the Western Hemisphere, undermining U.S. sanctions and regional stability." U.S. government reporting (U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism 2021) documents Cuba's refusal to extradite ELN leaders and harboring of U.S. fugitives, and contemporaneous reporting (Reuters) records U.S. policy actions tied to terrorism-related concerns about Cuba. Verdict: True — the fact sheet does assert this claim; publicly available, independently verifiable evidence more directly documents cases involving the ELN and U.S. fugitives than publicly available, detailed corroboration tying Cuba to Hezbollah or Hamas.

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  1. Update · Jan 30, 2026, 10:21 AMTrue
    The White House fact sheet (Jan 29, 2026) explicitly states: "Cuba provides safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas, and supports adversaries in the Western Hemisphere, undermining U.S. sanctions and regional stability." U.S. government reporting (U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism 2021) documents Cuba's refusal to extradite ELN leaders and harboring of U.S. fugitives, and contemporaneous reporting (Reuters) records U.S. policy actions tied to terrorism-related concerns about Cuba. Verdict: True — the fact sheet does assert this claim; publicly available, independently verifiable evidence more directly documents cases involving the ELN and U.S. fugitives than publicly available, detailed corroboration tying Cuba to Hezbollah or Hamas.
  2. Original article · Jan 29, 2026
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