FURTHER SANCTIONS ON CUBA’S MINERAL WEALTH AND MILITARY MODERNIZATION APPARATUS Sec. Marco Rubio has just slapped MAJOR sanctions on the Communist Cuban regime's enablers who fuel the exploitation of Cuba's mining sector, robbing citizens of their nation's wealth. For decades, the Cuban regime has channeled all of the island’s resources into the hands of a narrow and corrupt military elite, leaving ordinary Cubans without reliable power, food, or dignity. Today, pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 14404, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy,” I am designating 11 actors that fuel this exploitation: four state-run enterprises that strip Cuba’s nickel reserves for regime profit, four military enterprises dedicated to research and development for weapons systems, naval capabilities, and battlefield simulation, and three military officials leading them. Full article: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/09/further-sanctions-on-cubas-mineral-wealth-and-military-modernization-apparatus/