2026-05-21: Cuba Roundup

So far today: 2026-05-22 04:26am GMT

scorinoco (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…

Staff (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…

ecns.cn (2026-05-21). Trump denies escalation against Cuba after Raul Castro indictment. ecns.cn President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there"wont be escalation"against Cuba, after U.S.military attack on Cuba would cause"a bloodbath with incalculable consequences"and a devastating impact on peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean, he warned Monday.

aljazeera (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…

Antonio De Loera-Brust (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

scorinoco (2026-05-21). US Media Reports Growing Likelihood of Military Invasion of Cuba. orinocotribune.com US leaders are taking the military option regarding Cuba more seriously than ever before, as attempts to provoke "regime change" in Cuba through harsh economic sanctions and an energy blockade are failing, US media reports indicate. | "The initial idea regarding Cuba was that the leadership was weak and that the combination of a stricter enforcement of sanctions—effectively an oil blockade—and the clear military victories of the United States in Venezuela and Iran would frighten the Cuban population, leading them to negotiate. But the situation in Iran has become complicated and the Cubans are proving…

Eric Toussaint (2026-05-21). Ernest Mandel, Ernesto Che Guevara and the debate over the transition to socialism in revolutionary Cuba. links.org.au Eric Toussaint looks at the great public debate on the nature of the economy that occurred after the 1959 Cuban revolution, involving Ernesto Che Guevara, Alberto Mora, Ernest Mandel, and Charles Bettelheim.

WiBOPM (2026-05-21). "No aggressor, however powerful, will find surrender in Cuba" wibailoutpeople.org "No aggressor, however powerful, will find surrender in Cuba. They will encounter a people determined to defend sovereignty and independence in every inch of the national territory," Díaz-Canel stated on X "The U.S. president is escalating his threats of military aggression against Cuba to a dangerous and unprecedented level. The international community must take note …

LVP (2026-05-21). 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…

UFCLP (2026-05-21). 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…

WSWS (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.

WiBOPM (2026-05-21). Cuba condemns the despicable accusation against the Leader of the Revolution. wibailoutpeople.org The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice, announced on May 20 and foreshadowed for several weeks, against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution |

aljazeera (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.

Alan MacLeod (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…

Cameron Harrison (2026-05-21). Hands off Castro! No war on Cuba! cpusa.org The Communist Party USA condemns the politically motivated charges brought against Raúl Castro as yet another example of the tyranny and hypocrisy by the United States. Using the facade of "justice" to address the downing of two planes that invaded Cuban airspace in 1996 to harass and intimidate the Cuban people — planes that were warned multiple times to halt and leave — does not fool anyone. This act of a sovereign people defending their airspace is not open to U.S. review. The sole purpose of these charges is to provide an excuse to pursue the decades-old regime change policy against socialist C…

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