US imposes sanctions on Cuban president in latest pressure campaign

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A file photo of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel during a press conference, in Havana, on February 4, 2026. /VCG

The United States imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and several other individuals and entities on Thursday to ramp up pressure on the island country.

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 over a 1996 incident involving Cuban exiles.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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