New wave of sanctions on Cuba from Trump administration

In the statement made by the US State Department, it was stated that while new sanctions were announced against the island country, they targeted the Cuban army's "illegal" income sources, energy supply connections, "elites" within the government and Chinese defense contractors who provide equipment to the country's armed forces.

Regarding sanctions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "The Trump administration will not stand by and watch the Cuban regime funnel the island's resources to its military elite, allow regime insiders and family members to profit from opaque offshore networks, and ensure that Cuba continues to serve as a base for a global coalition of hostile anti-American actors to threaten, spy and conspire against the United States and its interests."

Within the framework of the measures taken, "Sociedad Mercantil Duna S.A." Two Chinese state defense contractors, who provide material and technology support to the Cuban Armed Forces through the procurement company called , were included in the sanctions list.

On the other hand, the authorities also decided to impose sanctions on Any Rodriguez Lastres, the daughter of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, the former commercial director responsible for logistics and port infrastructure at the Mariel Container Terminal and the manager of the military's commercial holding company GAESA.

In addition, it was stated that 5 tankers carrying oil to Cuba were also on the US sanctions list.

Following Washington's latest sanctions decision, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said in his post on the social media platform of US-based company

Shortly before the Congressional midterm elections on November 3, US President Donald Trump responded to a question about whether an operation would be carried out in Cuba: "It is a failed country. We will send our people there again very soon," and noted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was closely following the situation regarding this island country.