{"id":3693,"date":"2026-05-02T07:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2026-05-02T07:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:51:23","slug":"donald-trump-broadens-us-sanctions-on-cuban-government-and-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3693","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump broadens US sanctions on Cuban government and allies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON:<\/strong> Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday expanding US sanctions against the Cuban government, according to White House officials, as part of efforts to increase pressure on Havana following developments in Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new measures target individuals, entities and affiliates that support Cuba\u2019s security apparatus or are involved in corruption or serious human rights violations, as well as government officials, agents and supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not immediately clear which specific individuals or organisations had been sanctioned under the order, first reported by Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a copy of the order released by the White House stated that sanctions could apply to \u201cany foreign person\u201d operating in key sectors of the Cuban economy, including energy, defence, metals and mining, financial services, and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The order also authorises secondary sanctions on those who conduct or facilitate transactions with individuals or entities targeted under the measures, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: President Trump appears to joke about taking over Cuba &quot;on the way back from Iran.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZxdgUgEMyZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ZxdgUgEMyZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2050386590195724364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel condemned the move, calling the new measures \u201ccoercive\u201d and describing them as reinforcing what he termed a \u201cbrutal, genocidal\u201d US blockade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe blockade and its reinforcement cause so much harm because of the intimidating and arrogant behavior of the world\u2019s greatest military power,\u201d he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuba\u2019s foreign minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla said the sanctions, announced during the country\u2019s traditional May Day celebrations, amount to \u201ccollective punishment on the Cuban people\u201d and insisted that Cubans would not be intimidated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts say the move represents a significant escalation. 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