{"id":2000114582,"date":"2026-06-05T08:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000114582"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:39:14","slug":"u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-cuban-president-in-latest-pressure-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-cuban-president-in-latest-pressure-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. imposes sanctions on Cuban president in latest pressure campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Treasury Department has added Diaz-Canel, four other individuals and five entities, including Cuba&#8217;s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, to the Specially Designated Nationals List, according to an update posted on the department&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diaz-Canel, 66, succeeded Raul Castro as Cuban president in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, the U.S. government sanctioned 11 Cuban officials and charged Raul Castro over a 1996 incident involving Cuban exiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/95039351eb774615b280274245ab0362.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000114583\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A file photo of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel during a press conference, in Havana, on February 4, 2026. 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