Marco Rubio: “We are reorienting our foreign assistance programs to align directly with what is best for the United States and our…”

Secretary Rubio underscored the importance of freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

We remain very committed to that prospect, and ultimately that is where this project needs to wind up.

We are only responding if attacked first.

Today’s designations make clear that the Trump Administration will not tolerate the Cuban regime’s efforts to fund its repression or continue its decades-long campaign of subversive anti-American activities.