U.S. ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks before signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 4, 2026.
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The latest sanctions target the leaders of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, which the secretary claimed exploits educational exchange with the goal of “identifying, cultivating, and radicalizing subversives.”
The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday they're leveling new sanctions on nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies and…
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 United States has imposed sanctions on nine Cuban state entities and three officials linked to the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, or ICAP, as part of the Trump administration’s broader push against the Cuban government.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening enforcement of laws that bar Americans who visit the island from dealings with government-owned or affilia…
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks before signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 4, 2026.
The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s U.N. ambassador says he wants to know why Washington keeps piling on sanctions that stymie the very economic opening it has sought for decades.
