Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez slammed the US's new round of sanctions against Cuba on Monday.

On his social media, Diaz-Canel said the new list of "sanctions" against Cuba is the "war" of the US and "its zeal to strangle our economy." 

"They reinforce the aggression in search of greater harm to the people. We are facing a genocidal design plan denounced at the UN less than a week ago," Diaz-Canel added. 

Rodriguez echoed the criticism that the new sanctions "intensify the war against the people of Cuba, their living conditions, and their sources of livelihood."

Condemnation from Cuba came after the US announced the sanctions on 10 entities, including the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba. This sanction is the latest step in the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Cuba since implementing an oil blockade in January this year.

Cuba's tourism industry is one of the country's most vital sources of foreign exchange.