WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:
Press Statement
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
September 3, 2026
The Communist Cuban regime continues to pose a deep, multifaceted threat to U.S. national security and our hemisphere's stability. While the Cuban people suffer, the Castro family and their cronies in Cuba's repressive Ministry of the Interior (MININT) continue to perpetuate their total control of the island's economy, hoarding resources for the benefit of a small group of regime elites. 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 State...