WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) is seeking to indict Raul Castro, the 94-year-old brother of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, as Washington ramps up pressure on the communist-run island, US media reported Thursday.

An indictment of Castro would be a stunning twist in the deepening crisis in US-Cuba relations, with the island enduring constant power outages prompted by President Donald Trump’s fuel blockade.

Trump has repeatedly signalled that he wants to topple the communist government in Cuba.