Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions Thursday against five Cuban entities and eight individuals tied to the regime's efforts to import weapons and maintain military ties with Russia and China.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently sat with Lara Trump on Fox News' "My View with Lara Trump," where he detailed the links between Cuba and protests within the United States.
The U.S. sanctioned five Cuban state entities Tuesday, targeting the military-controlled conglomerate that controls nearly 40 percent of the island's economy.
The State Department on Thursday sanctioned Cuba's state-owned oil and gas company, Union Cuba-Petroleo (CUPET), as the Trump administration tightens economic pressure on the island nation's communist government amid what officials describe as an escalating confrontation.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday and delivered a pointed message to troops: the Pentagon is ready for armed conflict with Cuba.
The head of U.S. Southern Command sat down with a senior Cuban general at the edge of Guantanamo Bay on Friday, a direct military encounter so unusual it signals just how tense relations have become between Washington and the communist regime in Havana.
