Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

US Imposes Sanctions On Cuban President In Latest Pressure Drive


(MENAFN- Nam News Network)

NEW YORK, June 5 (NNN-Xinhua) -- The United States (US) imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and several other individuals and entities on Thursday to ramp up pressure on the island country, Xinhua news agency reported.

The US Treasury Department has added Diaz-Canel, four other individuals and five entities, including Cuba's Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, to the Specially Designated Nationals List, according to an update posted on the department's website.

Diaz-Canel, 66, succeeded Raul Castro as Cuban president in 2018.

In May, the US government sanctioned 11 Cuban officials and charged Raul Castro in connection with a 1996 incident involving Cuban exiles.

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