OFAC Designates Individuals and Entities Under Its Cuba Program

The U.S. Department of State imposed blocking sanctions on five individuals (all in Cuba, except one in Spain) and five entities (all in Cuba) under its Cuba sanctions program for sustaining the Cuban regime's subversive operations and anti-American activities. Sanctioned individuals include Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his wife and stepson, former Cuban intelligence chief Alejandro Castro Espín (son of Raúl Castro) and his son, as well as key regime institutions, a travel agency and a gold mining joint venture. OFAC also issued a new FAQ 1258.