Trump Admin Tightens Squeeze on Cuba With Sanctions on Díaz-Canel, Others
The sanctions target Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife, the son of Raúl Castro, and more as the U.S. pressure campaign mounts.
TL;DR
- Trump administration sanctions Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel and three other key individuals.
- Sanctions freeze assets in U.S. jurisdictions and prohibit Americans from conducting business with targeted individuals and entities.
- Included in the sanctions are Díaz-Canel's wife, Alejandro Castro Espín (son of former leader Raúl Castro), Castro Espín's son, Cuba's defense ministry, the Institute for Friendship with the Peoples, Amistur Cuba, and the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution.