Trump Imposes New Cuba Sanctions on Military, Intelligence Apparatus on 124th Independence Day
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Updated · The White House · May 20
Trump Imposes New Cuba Sanctions on Military, Intelligence Apparatus on 124th Independence Day
4 articles · Updated · The White House · May 20
New U.S. sanctions target Cuba’s military and intelligence apparatus, along with people and entities providing material or financial support, in a move the president said will cut off regime resources.
The White House tied the measures to national security, saying Havana harbors hostile foreign military, intelligence and terror operations just 90 miles from the U.S. mainland.
Trump cast the sanctions as part of a broader effort to sever financial lifelines for authoritarian allies across Central and South America and to curb transnational criminal and terrorist activity.
January’s capture and extradition of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was cited as a warning to Havana, underscoring a tougher U.S. posture toward leftist governments in the hemisphere.
The announcement, issued on Cuba’s 124th Independence Day, framed the policy as support for Cubans and Cuban-Americans while pressing for a future return to political freedom on the island.
Can the U.S. topple Cuba's regime without triggering a massive humanitarian crisis just 90 miles away?
If the Cuban government collapses, who is prepared to fill the power vacuum and rebuild the nation?