Trump’s executive order tightening U.S. sanctions on Cuba is a warning to other countries, expert says

President Trump signed an executive order Friday tightening U.S. sanctions on Cuba, expanding penalties on the island’s government and foreign companies that do business with it. The order builds on sanctions introduced earlier this year and signals that Cuba remains a priority for the administration, even as the United States navigates other international conflicts in Iran and elsewhere, experts say. The executive order is aimed at Cuban government officials, people accused of corruption and people who operate in the country’s energy, defense or financial services sectors. It does not name any specific sanctioned individuals. The new measures also increase pressure…