{"id":67164,"date":"2026-05-18T18:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=67164"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:31:41","slug":"u-s-sanctions-11-cuban-officials-and-3-government-entities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/u-s-sanctions-11-cuban-officials-and-3-government-entities\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. sanctions 11 Cuban officials and 3 government entities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United States has imposed sanctions on 11 Cuban officials and three government entities as part of a broader campaign against Cuba\u2019s government, accusing them of supporting repression and posing threats to U.S. national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sanctions were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/05\/sanctions-to-counter-threats-posed-by-the-cuban-regime-fact-sheet\/\">announced<\/a> Monday by the State Department under an executive order signed by President Trump on May 1, which authorizes sanctions against people and entities linked to repression in Cuba and threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor more than 60 years, the Cuban regime has prioritized its Communist ideology and personal wealth over the well-being of its own citizens while allowing for the exploitation of Cuba for foreign intelligence, military, and terror operations,\u201d the State Department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three entities sanctioned are Cuba\u2019s Ministry of Interior, known as MININT, the National Revolutionary Police, and the Directorate of Intelligence. MININT oversees Cuba\u2019s internal security, including police, intelligence agencies, internal security forces and the prison system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Department said the National Revolutionary Police, which operates under MININT, has been accused of running mobile prisons and violently suppressing protests. The Directorate of Intelligence is Cuba\u2019s main intelligence agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sanctions also target senior Cuban officials tied to the country\u2019s security apparatus, military, justice system, communications, energy sector and Communist Party leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those sanctioned include Eddy Manuel Sierra Arias, chief of the National Revolutionary Police; Oscar Alejandro Callejas Valcarce, chief of MININT\u2019s Political Directorate and former director of the police force; Rosabel Gamon Verde, Cuba\u2019s minister of justice; and Joaqu\u00edn Quintas Sol\u00e1, deputy minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list also includes Juan Esteban Lazo Hern\u00e1ndez, president of Cuba\u2019s National Assembly; Vicente de la O Levy, minister of energy and mines; Mayra Arevich Mar\u00edn, minister of communications; Jos\u00e9 Miguel G\u00f3mez del Vall\u00edn, chief of staff of military counterintelligence; Ra\u00fal Villar Kessell, chief of Cuba\u2019s Central Army; Roberto Tom\u00e1s Morales Ojeda, a senior Communist Party official; and Eugenio Armando Rabilero Aguilera, chief of the Eastern Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sanctions block any property or interests in property held by the designated people and entities in the United States or under the control of U.S. persons. 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