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U.S. Expands Sanctions on Cuban Military-Run Businesses and a Canadian Joint Venture
The Trump administration announced additional sanctions on Thursday targeting a business empire run by Cuba's military and a joint venture with Canada. The move comes amid heightened U.S. intelligence flights near Cuba, a near-total fuel blockade since January and public threats from President Donald Trump. Cuban officials vowed retaliation against any military action while the U.N.
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U.S. imposed additional sanctions on a business empire run by Cuba's military and a joint venture run with Canada. The measures were announced on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented on the sanctions.
The son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio has said Cuba turned down $100 million in humanitarian aid. U.S. citizens away from the government in Havana.
The additional economic blockade measures announced today worsen the already difficult situation our country faces, he said. N. U.S. measures have pushed essential services to the brink and could violate the human rights of Cuba's population.
The United Nations issued the statement shortly before the new penalties. Cuban authorities said in mid-March that tens of thousands of people are waiting to receive surgery, including around 11,000 children.
U.S. Has supplied at least $9 million in aid to Cuba since early November to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Cuba last year. U.S. blockade on fuel supplies to Cuba has been in place since January.
U.S. has allowed through to Cuba's ports. Cuba was heavily dependent on Venezuela's oil exports. U.S. forces swept into Venezuela and captured then-leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas at the start of 2026.
U.S. military has carried out more than two dozen intelligence-gathering flights near Cuba since early February. These flights included reconnaissance drones and piloted aircraft such as the RC-135V Rivet Joint, with most concentrated on Havana and Santiago de Cuba.
