Trump expands Cuba sanctions beyond US companies in major crackdown on foreign enablers

The Trump administration is rolling out what experts describe as the most significant expansion of U.S. sanctions on Cuba in decades. The administration is attempting what supporters say is the first broad application of Cuba-related secondary sanctions against foreign firms, aiming not only at Havana itself but also at foreign companies and banks that continue doing business with the island’s military-linked economic empire. The new framework, established under an executive order signed by Pres