The United States has imposed sanctions on five Cuban entities and eight individuals accused of facilitating Havana’s military relationships and arms imports.

Axar.az reports, citing the U.S. Department of State, that the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this.

"The Cuban Communist regime is a state sponsor of terrorism that uses its military and intelligence apparatus to spy on the United States, provide material support to violent radicals and terrorist groups, and spread poisonous Marxist ideology within our borders and polity," Rubio said in a statement.

He said the measures target those involved in procuring military equipment for Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) and security forces.

"The Trump Administration will continue to use every tool at our disposal to address the national security threats posed by the Cuban Communist regime," Rubio added.