US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest pressure on its leadership

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US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest pressure on its leadership

The Cuban government did not immediately respond ​to ​a request for comment on the ⁠sanctions.

1 min readJun 5, 2026 05:53 AM IST

First published on: Jun 5, 2026 at 05:52 AM IST

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, second left, and Raul Castro's grandson Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, center back, take part in a rally in support of former President Raul Castro in front of the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and some affiliated people and entities, the US Treasury Department’s website showed.

The sanctions also targeted four other people ⁠and ​five entities, including Diaz-Canel’s wife, Lis Cuesta Peraza, two members of the Castro family, and the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.

The Cuban government did not immediately respond ​to ​a request for comment on the ⁠sanctions.

Diaz-Canel, 66, has served as president of the Caribbean country since taking over from ‌Raul Castro, the brother of Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro, in 2018.

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