The State Department on Thursday announced sanctions against five Cuban entities and five individuals under President Trump’s Executive Order 14404, targeting the Cuban regime’s efforts to undermine U.S. national security and support radical left-wing movements abroad.
Among those sanctioned are Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, his wife Lis Cuesta Peraza, stepson Manuel Anido Cuesta, Alejandro Castro Espín, the son of Raúl Castro and former head of Cuba’s intelligence services, and Castro Espín’s son, Raúl Alejandro Castro Calis. The administration said the individuals help sustain and advance the Cuban government’s operations and influence network.
The sanctions also target the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR), the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Amistur Cuba S.A., the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), and Minera La Victoria S.A., a gold mining joint venture the State Department said generates revenue for Cuba’s military-linked elite.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the measures are aimed at disrupting the Cuban government’s political, ideological, and institutional activities, which the administration argues have supported revolutionary movements and threatened U.S. interests for decades.
