Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned today the reinforcement of the United States' war against the island's people, their living conditions, and their sources of livelihood, following the announcement of new coercive measures.

The new actions reported this Monday are a conclusive manifestation of the criminal and genocidal intent with which U.S. leaders insist on punishing the entire population of the country, the Minister of Foreign Relations stated on his X account.

As part of its policy of harassment and economic asphyxiation against the Caribbean nation, the U.S. government extended its restrictive measures to ten additional Cuban entities, including the Ministry of Tourism, a vital and strategic sector.

Among the sanctioned entities are also ENETEC, S.A., Coreydan S.A., and the Foreign Trade Business Group (GECOMEX), which are linked in some cases to the import, export, and commercialization of fuels, and in others to international purchase and sale operations of goods and services.

The administration of Donald Trump is applying this new battery of sanctions with the objective of further depriving the Caribbean country of possible sources of financing amid an unprecedented tightening of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade that has affected the Cuban people for more than six decades.

The sanctions package also reflects the extraterritoriality of the siege imposed by Washington by increasing restrictions on foreign companies and entities that maintain commercial or financial ties with the organizations appearing on the unilateral U.S. list.

The sanctions are grounded in Executive Order 14404, signed by Trump on May 1 of this year, which expands the range of restrictions and pressures against the island in pursuit of the explicit objective of regime change in Cuba.

Despite these maximum-pressure attempts, Havana obtained a diplomatic victory at the United Nations on July 7, when 136 countries backed the holding of a debate in the General Assembly on the need to end the economic, commercial, and financial blockade.

"The top U.N. body has condemned the blockade against Cuba on 31 previous occasions, with the majority support of the international community," the Foreign Minister noted in his statement.