US sanctions senior Cuban officials as tensions escalate
The Miami Herald reported that the president of the National Assembly for People’s Power, the communications minister and the energy and mines minister were also sanctioned by the Treasury Department on Monday. Axios cited classified intelligence displaying that Cuba’s drone buildup could strike these sites and U.S. military vessels. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
- ▪The Miami Herald reported that the president of the National Assembly for People’s Power, the communications minister and the energy and mines minister were also sanctioned by the Treasury Department on Monday.
- ▪Axios cited classified intelligence displaying that Cuba’s drone buildup could strike these sites and U.S. military vessels.
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International US sanctions senior Cuban officials as tensions escalate Comments: by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 6:33 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 6:33 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The U.S. is sanctioning 11 people it claims are “Cuban regime-aligned actors,” including top officials, as tensions heat up between the two countries. In a fact sheet released Monday, the State Department said it was “sanctioning 11 Cuban regime-aligned actors and three entities in furtherance of the Trump Administration’s comprehensive campaign to address the pressing national security threats posed by Cuba’s communist regime and hold accountable the regime and those who provide it material or financial support.” According to the sheet, some of those who are being sanctioned include…
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