Cuba has rejected new U.S. sanctions against military and mining entities, while Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla accused Washington of escalating economic pressure on the island.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla amid new U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba’s military and mining sectors

Havana rejects new U.S. measures against military and mining entities as part of what it calls a campaign of economic pressure.

Cuba on Thursday rejected a new package of U.S. sanctions targeting military and economic entities and officials, as Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla accused Washington of escalating its economic pressure on the island.

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The U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on four Cuban military companies and three senior executives, along with three companies and a research center involved in nickel extraction, mining services and innovation.

Rodríguez, Cuba’s foreign minister, condemned the measures in a post on X, saying they were driven by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as part of an effort to intensify economic pressure on Cuba.

“The Secretary of State is once again targeting Cuban institutions and individuals as part of his policy of maximum economic pressure and collective punishment against the Cuban people,” Rodríguez wrote.

The Secretary of State has charged again against Cuban institutions and persons as part of his maximum economic suffocation and collective punishment policy against the people of #Cuba.

He will fail in his attempt to put us on our knees. We will never renounce our sovereignty… pic.twitter.com/abXJZg1woE

— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) September 17, 2026

He added that the administration of President Donald Trump “will fail in its attempt to bend us. We will never give up our sovereignty and independence, won nearly 70 years ago through the Revolution.”

The new sanctions come amid what the Cuban government described as an escalating U.S. pressure campaign this year. Havana said the measures have included restrictions affecting energy supplies, sanctions against public and social institutions, and heightened bilateral tensions.

Cuban authorities also reported that the economic damage attributed to the U.S. blockade exceeded $8 billion between March 2025 and February 2026.

The latest measures add to the sanctions and other restrictions that Havana says have contributed to one of the region’s most intense periods of geopolitical friction.

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