The United States imposed new sanctions on Cuba’s state-run oil and gas company Friday, expanding economic pressure on Havana amid broader regional tensions.
The Treasury Department targeted entities in Cuba’s energy sector as part of a campaign Washington said was aimed at restricting revenue for the communist government.
Cuban officials condemned the measures as illegal and said they would further harm ordinary citizens already struggling with fuel shortages and economic isolation.
The sanctions arrived as the Trump administration maintained a hard line on Cuba while managing simultaneous crises in the Middle East and elsewhere in Latin America.
Earlier developments involved part of broader regional pressure.
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