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US sanctions hit Cuban military officials, companies and entities

On 6 August 2026 the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on five Cuban companies and eight individuals linked to the island’s military procurement. The designations include Defence Minister Álvaro López Miera and Chief of the General Staff Roberto Legra Sotolongo, as well as senior officers José Antonio Remón Rodríguez, Óscar Enrique Biosca Gallego, Mónica Milián Gómez, Waldo Pérez Cortés, Roberto Jesús Viciana Mousset and Heriberto Sánchez. Targeted firms are Tecnoimport, Tecnotex, Union de Industria Militar (UIM), Duna S.A. and the Yuri Gagarin industrial enterprise.

The sanctions were issued under Executive Order 14404, signed by President Donald Trump on 1 May 2026, and were announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a State Department statement. The United States says the measures aim to stop the acquisition of foreign military equipment for Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) and to counter what it calls a security threat.

UN human‑rights experts condemned the sanctions, warning that they worsen a humanitarian crisis on the island, threaten access to food, health care and basic services, and could turn Cuba into a “silent Gaza”. Cuban diaspora groups echoed the criticism, saying the sanctions further cripple an already strained economy and exacerbate recurring blackouts and shortages.

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Cuba · Cuba – Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) · Donald Trump · GAESA · GAESA (Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A.) · Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA) · Marco Rubio · Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) · Roberto Legra Sotolongo · TECNOIMPORT · Tecnoimport (GAESA subsidiary) · Union de Industria Militar (UIM)

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