US President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded his Democratic predecessor’s measure to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said.
Therefore, Joe Biden’s decision to remove Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism was in effect for a week only.
On January 14, Biden delisted the Latin American country as a state sponsor of terrorism.
He also moved to suspend a provision of the Helms-Burton Act, preventing US citizens from filing claims over property seized in Cuba.
Upon his inauguration on Monday, Trump annulled 78 measures introduced by the previous administration, including Biden’s last-minute move of a week ago to revisit Cuba’s status.
In 2015, the Obama administration removed Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Rapprochement between the two countries was suspended after Trump came to power in January 2017.
He tightened restrictions on travel to the republic and banned business with companies controlled by the Cuban military.
Among other measures, he put Cuba on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
