OFAC adds Cuban officials and state-linked groups to SDN List
The United States imposed new Cuba sanctions on five people and five entities, including President Miguel Diaz-Canel, under a new executive order tied to the Cuban government.
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2026 — The U.S. Treasury Department added five people and five entities to its sanctions list under the Cuba program on Thursday. Treasury also issued a new Cuba-related Frequently Asked Question, numbered 1258.
The five people named by OFAC were Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Alejandro Castro Espin, Lis Cuesta Peraza, Manuel Anido Cuesta and Raul Alejandro Castro Calis. OFAC listed all five under the authority marked CUBA-EO14404.
The five entities added were Amistur Cuba S.A., the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, Minera La Victoria S.A. and the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. OFAC identified the ministry as a government entity and listed the others as organizations or companies based in Cuba.
OFAC also showed links between some of the listed people and entities. It linked Lis Cuesta Peraza to Diaz-Canel, Manuel Anido Cuesta to Cuesta Peraza, Raul Alejandro Castro Calis to Alejandro Castro Espin, and Amistur Cuba S.A. to the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples.
The action is the latest in a slew of designations against Cuban individuals and entities by OFAC. It highlights that while Cuba has been comprehensively sanctioned by the US for decades, Treasury is continuing to find new avenues to exert pressure on the Díaz-Canel government.
Under standard OFAC rules, U.S. persons are generally barred from dealing with blocked persons and entities unless a license or exemption applies. The page does not give more detail on the new FAQ beyond its number.
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