Cuba condemns the despicable accusation against the Leader of the Revolution
The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution.
Note from the Ministry of the Interior
On the morning of February 25, 2026, a violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters. The vessel, registered in Florida, United States, with registration number FL7726SH, approached up to 1 nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel, in Cayo Falcones, Corralillo municipality, Villa Clara province.
The measure adopted by the #US government on January 29, based on the fallacy of an alleged threat to the US national security, whereby it threatens to impose punitive tariffs on those countries that export fuel to #Cuba, poses a challenge of huge proportions to all States.
It is about limiting, through absurd pretexts, the sovereign prerogative of every country when deciding whether or not they would export and to what destinations they would export their national patrimonial products to.
For the seventeenth consecutive time, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted a resolution condemning the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba, a policy that for more than six decades has profoundly affected the Cuban people and hindered their development.
Tehran, February 16, 2026.- Esmaiel Baghaei, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, strongly condemned the intensification of the economic blockade against Cuba and the continued pressure imposed on the country by the United States, expressing solidarity with the Cuban government and people.
In a statement issued on Monday, Baqaei strongly deplored the intensification of the economic siege of Cuba and the pressure exerted against the country, expressing solidarity with the people and government of Cuba.