US Treasury imposes new sanctions on Cuba, targets four individuals and five entities

WASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Cuba on Tuesday, adding four individuals and five entities to its blacklist. The measures came roughly a week after Washington sanctioned Union Cuba Petroleo, a Cuban state-owned oil and gas company. Among the newly designated entities is Cuba's Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces. Treasury had previously imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, other officials and associated entities on June 4. The designations are part of the Trump administration's broader effort to increase pressure on Cuba's communist government, according to US officials. Treasury officials did not provide further details on the latest designations in the initial announcement.