President Donald Trump has declared Cuba a national security threat, creating a new mechanism to impose tariffs on imports from any country that provides the island nation with oil.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that "Cuba will be failing pretty soon," adding that Venezuela, once the island's top supplier, has not recently sent oil or money to Cuba.

The Wall Street Journal reports the White House is seeking Cuban officials willing to cut a deal on regime change.