The United States imposed new economic sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Alejandro Castro Espín, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, and other members of the Castro family. The sanctions also apply to immediate family members of Díaz-Canel. Those targeted are not currently holding official positions but are described as key power-brokers in Cuba. The sanctions were announced on Thursday as part of a broader effort to pressure the Cuban government. According to the Guardian, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said anyone providing services to sanctioned actors is at risk of sanctions themselves. Havana rejected the new U.S. sanctions immediately, according to Mercopress. The U.S. has maintained a trade embargo against Cuba since 1962, according to Economictimes.indiatimes.com. According to Economictimes.indiatimes.com, the U.S. imposed new economic sanctions on several other entities in Cuba, after cutting off Cuba’s fuel supplies and threatening to take over the island, and after Washington claimed that Cuba's communist regime threatens the security of Americans. According to Economictimes.indiatimes.com, Trump stated Cuba could be next to fall after Venezuela's overthrow. According to Bluesky, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the new sanctions on X. According to Mercopress, the U.S. imposed new economic sanctions with the stated goal of forcing a change of regime in Cuba.