Cuba

Russia resolutely condemns illegal US bans against Cuba

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Russia resolutely condemns US illegitimate prohibitive measures against Cuba and Washington’s pressure on the Cuban leadership and people, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

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Cuba declares international emergency

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said Friday that Cuba has declared an "international emergency" in response to a recent executive order of tariff threats issued by US President Donald Trump.

Venezuela stresses keeping ties with China, Iran and Cuba

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Venezuela interim president Delcy Rodriguez has stressed that her country preserves the right to have relations with China, Iran and Cuba.

32 Cubans killed during US operation to capture Maduro

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Thirty-two Cubans died as a result of the US operation to kidnap Venezuela’s legitimate president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced.

Trump threatens Cuba amid rising tensions

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday indicated that Cuba could become a topic of discussion as part of broader US policy in the region.

Pezeshkian congratulates Cuban Revolution anniversary

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran has congratulated the anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution.

Cuba raps new US coercive measures against Venezuela and Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – The Cuban government has condemned the United States’ unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela and Iran, after Washington announced oppressive sanctions on the two nations on Tuesday.

Venezuela sends over 5,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Venezuela has sent more than 5,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid to victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cuba, Rander Pena, an executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), said on Sunday.

Iran UN envoy urges immediate lifting of Cuba embargo

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says that the embargo on Cuba must be lifted immediately and without conditions.

Cuba expresses solidarity with Colombia over US sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has voiced strong support for Colombian President Gustavo Petro following the imposition of US sanctions, denouncing Washington’s actions as “an expression of Yankee imperial arrogance.”

Iran’s FM meets Cuban counterpart in New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla in New York on Monday.

Cuba calls for implementing intl. law, ending Gaza genocide

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State of Cuba Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández has called for the implementation of international law and end of genocide in Gaza.

Iran slams US's ‘criminal economic blockade of Cuba’

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran has issued a strong condemnation of America’s “criminal economic blockade of Cuba” that violates international law and undermines the human rights of the Cuban people.

Cuba's electrical grid collapses, millions without power

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed late on Friday, leading to widespread blackouts in Havana and across the country and leaving millions of people in the dark.

Cuba condemns US measures against Iran’s oil sector

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the coercive measures imposed by the Government of the United States against Iran's oil sector.

Iran condemns US move against Cuba

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has criticized the United States for its renewed designation of Cuba as "a so-called state sponsor of terrorism", labeling it as baseless and unjustified.

13 Cuban soldiers dead after blast at ammunition depot

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – The Cuban government said on Wednesday that 13 soldiers had died after an explosion a week earlier in an arms depot in the country's east.

Thousands in Havana protest US hostility toward Cuba

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Around 700,000 people marched outside the US Embassy in Havana on Friday, demanding an end to Washington's decades-long blockade of Cuba.

Bolivia, Cuba to become BRICS partner states

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Bolivia and Cuba will join BRICS as partner countries starting January 1, 2025, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday.

Iran’s ICT min. to visit Venezuela, Cuba for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Sattar Hashemi will visit Venezuela and Cuba at the head of a delegation to pursue the technology diplomacy in the administration of President Pezeshkian.

US sanctions against Cuba must end immediately: Iran UN envoy

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN Amir Saeid Iravani said that sanctions and inhumane blockade imposed on Cuba by US for more than six decades and under pretext of promoting democracy must end immediately.

Cuban power grid collapses for 4th time as hurricane arrives

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba on Sunday has impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, as fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid have failed.

Hurricane Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.

Millions in Cuba still without power as major outage persists

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Millions of Cubans remain without electricity because of a prolonged outage at the main power plants on the island.

Cuba’s envoy to UN:

BRICS to become alternative to global financial institutes

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – BRICS may become an alternative to international financial institutes, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ernesto Soberon Guzman said.

Cuba officially applies via Russia for BRICS partner status

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – The Cuban government has made an official request to join the BRICS bloc as a partner country in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, since Moscow currently chairs the association.

Iranian foreign minister meets foreign officials in US

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – During the first day of his visit to the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with officials of different states.