Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

The Treasury and State departments announced measures against nine government-run mining, metal and construction firms

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced new sanctions against Cuban individuals and entities, part of the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign against the communist regime in Havana. The latest sanctions target leaders of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), which Rubio