US Targets Cuba’s Leaders, Generals and Spies With New Sanctions

President Donald Trump’s administration slapped sanctions on some of Cuba’s top leaders and its spy agency, as Washington aggressively ratchets up pressure in a bid to end nearly seven decades of communist rule.

The Treasury Department sanctioned Justice Minister Rosabel Gamon Verde, Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy, Communications Minister Mayra Arevich Marín and Esteban Lazo, president of the national assembly. The additions to the US blacklist also include the Intelligence Directorate, the head of that agency, three top generals and a top central committee official.