
US State Department Expands Sanctions on Cuba’s Oil Shipping Network
Washington has designated five Cuban-flagged tankers as blocked property and imposed blanket sectoral sanctions on Cuba’s maritime industry.
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3 articles · Last updated 7 November 2026

Washington has designated five Cuban-flagged tankers as blocked property and imposed blanket sectoral sanctions on Cuba’s maritime industry.

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