Response by Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations to the delegation of Israel during the debate under Item 38, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States
Mr. President:
We are forced to exercise the right of reply in the face of the unfounded and unacceptable accusations made by the delegation of Israel against my country.
Simply based on a matter of decency, we will avoid referring to other speeches drafted in Washington, similar to that of Israel and to the one that two other delegations have read in this hall.
Member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission receives Cuba's Minister of Higher Education
Tehran, July 4, 2026. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, received Dr. Walter Baluja García, Cuba's Minister of Higher Education. Baluja García traveled to Tehran leading the official Cuban delegation that participated in the ceremony honoring the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Meeting between Iran's Minister of Science, Research and Technology and Cuba's Minister of Higher Education
Tehran, July 4, 2026. Iran's Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Dr. Hossein Simaei, received Cuba's Minister of Higher Education, Dr. C. Walter Baluja García, who traveled to Tehran leading the official Cuban delegation participating in the ceremony honoring the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
Cuban delegation attends tribute ceremony for the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
Tehran, July 3, 2026. The official delegation of the Republic of Cuba, led by Dr. Walter Baluja García, Minister of Higher Education, attended the tribute ceremony for the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. The event took place at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque, a vast religious complex in Tehran.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several members of his family died in the airstrike on February 28, at the onset of the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran.
Cuban delegation arrives in Tehran to attend funeral ceremonies honoring the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
Tehran, July 2, 2026. The official delegation from the Republic of Cuba, arriving to participate in the tribute ceremony for the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, reached the Iranian capital during the night.