{"id":7847,"date":"2026-07-13T17:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-cuba-tourism-ministry-state-owned-companies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:35:21","slug":"us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-cuba-tourism-ministry-state-owned-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-cuba-tourism-ministry-state-owned-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"US imposes new sanctions on Cuba tourism ministry, state-owned companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The US Treasury Department posted the new directive on its website on Monday.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Cuba\u2019s Ministry of Tourism and other entities amid growing tensions between Havana and Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the US imposed sanctions covering two state-owned companies as well: Grupo Empresarial de Transporte Maritimo Portuario (GEMAR) and Grupo Empresarial del Comercio Exterior (GECOMEX), according to the sanctions published on the department\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/11\/syrians-optimistic-but-cautious-as-sanctions-removal-revives-economic-hopes\">Syrians optimistic but cautious as sanctions removal revives economic hopes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/7\/13\/japans-pet-care-industry-booms-as-fur-babies-outnumber-infants\">Japan\u2019s pet care industry booms as \u2018fur babies\u2019 outnumber infants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/7\/13\/oil-prices-jump-as-us-and-iran-trade-attacks-over-strait-of-hormuz\">Oil prices jump as US and Iran trade attacks over Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/13\/how-former-emir-sheikh-hamad-bin-khalifa-al-thani-built-qatar-economy\">How former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani built Qatar\u2019s economy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The agency said it is giving companies and financial institutions that do business with the state-owned companies until August 12 to wind down existing contracts without facing sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>The new sanctions follow an executive order in May that allowed the US to freeze any US-based assets belonging to people or organisations supporting Cuba\u2019s government or economy. The order also increased pressure on banks that work with Cuban entities.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on Fox Business on Sunday, United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz called Cuba\u2019s regime \u201ca national security threat\u201d. Waltz also accused both Russia and China of \u201ccollecting information around our military bases in Cuba\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The new sanctions are among the latest pressures weighing on Cuba. The US oil blockade has caused widespread electricity blackouts. More than 10 million people were hit last Friday in the second nationwide outage of the week and the fourth of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The White House imposed the blockade on Havana after the US abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January. Venezuela was the primary fuel supplier to Cuba. Mexico, another supplier, also halted oil shipments following pressure from Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/8\/at-un-cuba-rallies-support-against-ruthless-us-blockade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a UN General Assembly debate,<\/a> Waltz blamed Cuba\u2019s leaders for the outage, saying, \u201cChange your ways and turn the lights back on for your people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, pushed back at the remarks and sanctions, calling them \u201can act of collective punishment\u201d and \u201ca systematic violation of the human rights of an entire people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the debate, Parrilla noted that overall US embargoes between March 2025 and February 2026 alone accounted for $8bn in damage, in addition to the \u201cextreme impact\u201d of the fuel blockade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Treasury Department posted the new directive on its website on Monday. The United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Cuba\u2019s Ministry of Tourism and other entities amid growing tensions between Havana and Washington, DC. 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