The Trump administration slams Cuba with fresh sanctions targeting nine state-owned firms in mining, metals, and construction — plus a crackdown on American travelers doing business with government-linked entities. The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) is singled out as a covert influence network, accused of funneling foreign sympathizers to Havana and acting as a hostile force exploiting U.S. freedoms. Cuba’s Foreign Minister fires back, calling the moves economically destructive and politically motivated, blasting Secretary Rubio for his obsession with Cuba and attacking ICAP’s decades-long mission of friendship. Amid an ongoing oil blockade that’s caused blackouts and medicine shortages, this latest round aims to paint Cuba as a national security threat — with top ICAP officials and key industry players now officially sanctioned.

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