United States Imposes New Sanctions on Cuban and Iraqi Entities for Supporting Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions targeting a major Cuban military conglomerate and its officials, alongside a Cuban-Canadian nickel venture, for providing financial support to the Cuban military. Additionally, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned three senior leaders of Iran-aligned Iraqi militias and Iraq's deputy oil minister. These measures are part of a broader 'maximum pressure' campaign aimed at disrupting financial networks supporting the Iranian regime and its regional proxies.
Date: May 7, 2026
Location: United States
Conflict: US-Iran Conflict
Category: sanctions
Severity: MEDIUM
Source: Council on Foreign Relations