(2026-05-22). Iran deal collapsing while Cuba burns? Trump's top diplomat issues two front crisis warning | Watch. hindustantimes.com Marco Rubio has warned that any Iranian attempt to impose tolls or permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz would be "illegal" and unacceptable, as tensions between United States and Iran continue to rise. The top U.S. diplomat also hinted at broader security concerns beyond Iran, warning that Washington is increasingly focused on growing threats from rival powers and regional instability as global tensions escalate.
(2026-05-22). Brazilian Oil Workers Demand that Lula & Brazil Break the US Oil Blockade of Cuba. indybay.org Brazilian oil workers unions are demanding that Brazil and Lula break the US imposed oil embargo on Cuba. They have rallied at the headquarters of Petrobras to end the oil blockade…
(2026-05-22). Tuesday 5/26: STOP Strangling Cuba! Lula & Brazil Break the Oil Blockade – Rally at Brazilian Consulate. indybay.org Brazilian Consulate | 300 Montgomery St. | San Francisco…
(2026-05-22). Saturday 5/30: The Donroe Doctrine & Aggression Against Latin America / Fundraiser for Cuba. indybay.org La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
(2026-05-21). Trump's indictment of Raúl Castro is pretext for war on Cuba. peoplesworld.org 
After kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January and killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the following month, President Donald Trump declared "Cuba is next." With the unsealing of a criminal indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro on May 20, the administration in Washington is preparing to make good on its threat. The …
(2026-05-21). PSUV Calls for an International Front to Defend Cuba. orinocotribune.com The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) issued an urgent call for the unity of parties, social movements, unions, student federations, and popular organizations worldwide, to form a political and diplomatic front in defense of Cuba, in light of the threats of invasion made by US President Donald Trump. | In this regard, PSUV alerted governments, political parties, and movements in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the world about the consequences of the recent oil blockade and other coercive measures imposed by the US against Cuba, especially following the Executive Order issued on May 1, 2026. | The state…
(2026-05-21). Headlines for May 21, 2026. democracynow.org Iran Announces "Controlled Maritime Zone" in Strait of Hormuz , 20 Million in Sudan Face Acute Hunger as Rival Military Factions Continue Deadly Strikes, Cuba Promises "Fierce Resistance" as USS Nimitz Arrives in Southern Caribbean, Israel Continues Attacks on Lebanon Even After Agreeing to Extend "Ceasefire", Israeli Settlers Erect Illegal Outpost and Burn Palestinian Vehicles in Occupied West Bank, Israeli Drones and Bullets Kill Four Palestinians in Gaza, Video Shows Israeli Security Minister Ben-Gvir Taunting Handcuffed Gaza Flotilla Activists, Elon Musk's SpaceX and…
(2026-05-21). Díaz-Canel calls those who deny the existence of the oil blockade against Cuba "twisted minds" radiohc.cu Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel rejected on Wednesday the accusations that blame his administration for the country's difficulties and denounced the continued existence of U.S. coercive measures aimed at hindering energy supplies to the Caribbean island. | The president dismissed as unfounded the claims of those who deny the existence of an oil blockade against the nation. "Only the most twisted minds could deny before the world this collective punishment being exercised against an entire people, which is already becoming an act of genocide," asserted the president, who added that it is "the practice of that em…
(2026-05-21). Trump says no escalation expected with Cuba after Castro indictment. aljazeera.com President Trump said the United States is "freeing up Cuba" and ruled out escalation after the US indicted Castro…
(2026-05-21). The real lesson of Cuba's alleged drone build-up against the US. responsiblestatecraft.org In the tragic event that a sovereign state chooses to attack another, the party under attack will often shoot back. Russia experienced this after attacking Ukraine. The United States, Israel, and the Gulf Arab monarchies did as well after the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. Now, the U.S. may bring this fate down upon itself once again — this time in the Gulf of Mexico, far far closer to home. At least that's what
(2026-05-21). Cubans react to US indictment of former President Raul Castro. aljazeera.com Cubans in Havana and Miami react to the US charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro.
(2026-05-21). Cuba denounces U.S. violation of sovereign equality by claiming universal jurisdiction. radiohc.cu The Director of International Law at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yusnier Romero, denounced the recent political maneuver by the US government, accusing it of flagrantly violating the principle of sovereign equality by claiming universal jurisdiction to judge nationals of other states. | During his appearance Wednesday evening on the Mesa Redonda TV program, the diplomat described Washington's accusation against revolutionary leader and army general Raúl Castro Ruz as a complete injustice, warning that it has become common practice for the U.S. administration to assume the power to extraterritorially ju…
(2026-05-21). Cuba thanks European lawmakers for their rejection of U.S. hostilities. radiohc.cu Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and the President of the National Assembly, Esteban Lazo, expressed their gratitude to more than twenty MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) who raised their voices in the European Parliament this week in defense of the island's sovereignty. | On behalf of the Cuban people, the authorities expressed their gratitude for the support of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between Cuba and the European Union, the public condemnation of the suffocating policy and blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba, and the condemnation of the escalatin…
(2026-05-21). Russia reaffirms full solidarity with Cuba. radiohc.cu Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned US pressure on Cuba and confirmed Moscow's full solidarity with Havana. | "Cuba continues to be subjected to brutal economic pressure from the United States," the spokeswoman denounced this Thursday, and reaffirmed Russia's "full solidarity" with Cuba and "a strong condemnation of any attempt at blatant interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign nation, intimidation, illegal unilateral restrictive measures, threats, and blackmail." | Maria Zakharova asserted that the restrictions imposed in early May of this year on companies that coopera…
(2026-05-21). Revealed: USAID, Ned Open Society Quietly Bankroll Cuba's 'Independent' Media in Push for Regime Change. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — May 15, 2026 | Amid escalating U.S. aggression towards the Cuban island through a maximum pressure campaign and the threat of military intervention, the United States government has been covertly funding a huge network of Cuban media outlets that claim to be independent in a push for regime change against the independent socialist government. | These outlets present themselves as unbiased investigative journalism, but are quietly being financed by Washington through USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Open Society Foundation in order to sow discontent across the Caribbean na…
(2026-05-21). Cubans call for a demonstration this Friday in support of Raúl Castro. radiohc.cu This Friday, the Anti-Imperialist Tribunal in Havana will be the site of a popular demonstration rejecting the indictment filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz for the downing of a Brothers to the Rescue plane in 1996. | The indictment, formalized Wednesday in Miami, alleges that Raul Castro was responsible for the deaths of four crew members, three of them U.S. citizens, during the incident in Cuban airspace. Cuban authorities have described the indictment as a political provocation lacking legitimacy and jurisdiction. | The news generated a swift response from political an…
(2026-05-21). The US indictment of Raúl Castro and the record of CIA terror against Cuba. wsws.org The indictment of Raúl Castro is an abominable act of hypocrisy and imperialist propaganda to justify military aggression against an impoverished nation of less than 10 million people.