Cuba: Cubans queue for Spanish visas after US imposes sanctions on officials.

SHOTLIST: HAVANA, CUBA (JUNE 8, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WAITING NEAR SPANISH EMBASSY IN HAVANA 2. SPANISH AND EU FLAGS ON ROOF OF SPANISH EMBASSY 3. WOMAN WALKING WITH PAPERWORK IN HER HANDHAVANA, CUBA - JUNE 8, 2026: Cubans seeking Spanish visas gathered outside the Spanish Embassy in Havana on Monday, June 8, forming long lines to submit their applications as the island faces new diplomatic and economic pressures. Spain remains a key destination for Cubans pursuing travel opportunities, family reunification, and prospects abroad. The gathering occurred just days after the US Department of the Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and several members of his inner circle, including relatives of former leader Raul Castro. The Office of Foreign Assets Control added Diaz-Canel, his wife Lis Cuesta Peraza, and her son Manuel Anido Cuesta to the Specially Designated Nationals list. The designations also target Alejandro Castro Espin, son of Raul Castro, and his own son, Raul Alejandro Castro Calis. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington intends to "handle" Cuba once the administration concludes its efforts regarding Iran. The president asserted that he simply wants Cuba to be a "nicely run country that can feed its people. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel condemned the US for its "aggressiveness and perversity" after Washington imposed new sanctions on him, members of the Castro family, and other senior Cuban officials. Diaz-Canel and other Cuban officials rejected the measures as part of a longstanding US effort to destabilize the island nation, while Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the sanctions were interventionist and would fail to create divisions within the country. "Every US action aimed ​at creating a ​scenario of ⁠conflict between the two countries is doomed to failure," Rodriguez said.