US Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Cuba, Targets Eight Entities, Two Individuals
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Cuba, Targets Eight Entities, Two Individuals
The United States has announced fresh sanctions against eight entities and two individuals linked to Cuba’s financial, shipping and military procurement networks, accusing the communist government in Havana of sustaining activities considered a threat to American national security.
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced the measures on Thursday, November 5, 2026, saying the sanctions targeted individuals and organisations connected to the Cuban regime’s oil shipping operations, state-owned import and technical-support companies, and Chinese suppliers of military equipment.
In a statement, Rubio said the United States would not tolerate what he described as subversive communist networks operating within its hemisphere.
He accused the Cuban government of relying on state-owned enterprises, joint ventures and offshore intermediaries to sustain its operations, while foreign partners supplied military equipment to support its armed forces.
The United States will not tolerate subversive communist networks in our hemisphere,” Rubio said.
The State Department said the latest action was carried out under Executive Order 14404, which authorises sanctions against foreign individuals and organisations linked to repression in Cuba and activities considered threats to US national security and foreign policy.
Among those targeted are Guillermo Faustino Rodriguez Lopez-Calleja, accused of involvement in offshore shipping companies moving Cuban crude oil, and Any Rodriguez Lastres, daughter of a previously sanctioned executive of the Cuban military-linked business conglomerate GAESA.
The sanctions also affect two Chinese companies, China National Electronic Import and Export Company (CEIEC) and Beijing H&C Technologies, which Washington accuses of supplying military-related equipment and technology to Cuba.
Other targets include Cuban state-owned enterprises involved in importing electronic equipment and providing technical and technological services.
The US government also identified five vessels as blocked property in connection with the sanctions targeting Cuba’s oil shipping network.
Separately, the US Treasury Department authorised the possibility of additional economic sanctions against foreign individuals and companies operating in Cuba’s electronics, manufacturing, maritime and technology sectors.
Rubio accused the Cuban leadership of directing the country’s resources towards its military elite while ordinary citizens contend with electricity blackouts, shortages and economic hardship.
He said the Trump administration would continue to target networks it believes are helping the Cuban government sustain its military capabilities and activities against American interests.
The latest measures represent another escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against Havana, particularly over its military relationships with foreign partners, including China.
The Trump administration has maintained that its Cuba policy is aimed at promoting democracy, human rights and economic freedom while restricting resources available to the Cuban government’s security and military structures.
