June 4, 2026

A handout picture released by ACN (Cuban News Agency) shows Cuba’s President and First Secretary Miguel Diaz-Canel attending a session of the Cuban Parliament in Havana on July 16, 2025. Cuban labor minister Marta Elena Feito resigned on July 15, 2025, amid an uproar over her claim that people rummaging through garbage cans were only pretending to be poor and not truly desperate. (Photo by Handout / ACN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / ACN (CUBAN NEWS AGENCY) / HANDOUT / ” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

The United States announced fresh economic sanctions Thursday on Cuba’s president and some of his immediate family, alongside members of the Castro family, in Washington’s latest ramping up of pressure on its communist-led neighbor.

Among those targeted were the son and a grandson of former president Raul Castro, who no longer holds an official position but remains a key figure on decisions about the future of the island.

President Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and stepson were also hit by the latest Treasury Department sanctions, as was the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and several other entities.