{"id":1965,"date":"2026-06-04T21:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:36:39","slug":"us-sanctions-cuban-president-miguel-diaz-canel-in-latest-move-pressuring-islands-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1965","title":{"rendered":"US sanctions Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel in latest move pressuring island\u2019s leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The United States has imposed sanctions on \u200bCuba\u2019s President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, along with his wife and three other individuals, according to a filing on Thursday from the U.S. Treasury Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also included in the sanctions are Alejandro Castro Esp\u00edn, the sole son of former President Ra\u00fal Castro and Vilma Esp\u00edn. He served as an advisor to Cuba\u2019s Defense and National Security Commission and was present when Ra\u00fal Castro met with former U.S. President Barack Obama in Havana during a historic March 2016 meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sanctions come after President Trump signed an executive order expanding sanctions against the island and has been threatening military action ever since ousting Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in January and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba. That has led to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island. It took on new weight after the U.S. announced criminal charges against the island\u2019s former leader, Ra\u00fal Castro.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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