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US Sanctions Five Cuban Firms, Eight Officials Over Trump Order

8/7/2026

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The United States sanctioned five Cuban entities and eight individuals on August 6, 2026.
Rep. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said sanctions enforce an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump in May.
Sanctions target GAESA subsidiaries, a military firm, an aircraft-repair business, MINFAR minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and Chief Roberto Legra Sotolongo.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed sovereignty while Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío called the sanctions cruel collective punishment.

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The United States sanctioned five Cuban entities and eight individuals on August 6, 2026.
Rep. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said sanctions enforce an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump in May.
Sanctions target GAESA subsidiaries, a military firm, an aircraft-repair business, MINFAR minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and Chief Roberto Legra Sotolongo.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed sovereignty while Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío called the sanctions cruel collective punishment.