Trump ramps up Cuba pressure with new sanctions and crackdown on US visitors

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

Trump's Republican administration has steadily ratcheted up pressure on Havana, threatening it with potential military intervention even when mired in a conflict against Iran.

The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country

US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island  AP News