Executive Order 14404 authorizes measures against entities operating in strategic sectors.
On Monday, the U.S. government announced a new round of sanctions against 10 Cuban entities, including the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) and state-owned companies in strategic sectors.
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The State Department explained that the measures are part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to “end the pernicious activities of the Cuban regime, both in Cuba and throughout the hemisphere.”
The sanctioned entities include the Territorial Troops Militia (MTT), the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution (ACRC), the Rapid Response Brigades, MINTUR, the Antillean Export Corporation (ANTEX S.A.), the energy companies Enetec S.A. and Coreydan S.A., the Foreign Trade Business Group (GECOMEX), the Caudal S.A. Higher Business Management Organization (CAUDAL), and the Maritime Port Transport Business Group (GEMAR).
Washington maintains that these organizations participate in “surveillance” and “repression” or generate revenue for the Cuban government. Specifically, ANTEX S.A. is linked to the military conglomerate GAESA and manages the export of workers to Angola.
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The sanctions are based on Executive Order 14404, which authorizes measures against entities operating in strategic sectors such as energy, defense, mining, financial services, and security.
As a result, all property and interests of the designated entities in the United States are blocked, and transactions with them are prohibited, except with authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Treasury Department.
The Treasury confirmed the addition of the ten entities to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, along with two foreign nationals and a VPN service sanctioned under another program.
These measures increase the risk for foreign companies and banks that maintain relationships with designated sectors of the Cuban economy. Meanwhile, Havana rejected the sanctions, calling them a strategy of economic pressure.
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