Trump ramps up Cuba pressure with new sanctions and crackdown on US visitors

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump ramps up Cuba pressure with new sanctions and crackdown on US visitorsThe Treasury and State departments announced measures against nine government-run mining, metal and construction firmsMatthew Lee Thursday 20 August 2026 21:52 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3036693","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cuba-sanctions-american-visitors-rubio-b3036693.html","title":"Trump ramps up Cuba pressure with new sanctions and crackdown on US visitors"}}CloseCuba could collapse. Here’s what Trump wants.Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump's ad...