Iran is optimistic about the Cuban people’s determination to resist the US imperialist measures.
July 13 (teleSUR) This Sunday, July 13, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a strong condemnation of the United States economic and commercial blockade against Cuba , which it describes as “criminal” and in violation of international law.
“Once again, America’s addiction to coercion and intimidation has targeted a sovereign nation determined to exercise its right to self-determination and preserve its independence and dignity ,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei shared in a post on X, in a message that reinforces the Islamic Revolution’s historic stance against US sanctions on sovereign nations, something the Persian people are suffering from firsthand.
The diplomat criticized the United States for issuing a new set of sanctions against the Cuban people in the midst of a crisis caused precisely by the systematic application of economic persecution measures such as those recently announced.
The Iranian message is categorical: ” Iran strongly condemns these inhumane measures that contravene the fundamental principles of international law and negatively affect the fundamental human rights of the Cuban people.”
In turn, the Persian nation is optimistic about the values of Cubans , such as their resistance and determination in the face of the northern empire: “Such unilateral and unjust coercive measures would never affect the determination of the Cuban people, nor of their leaders, to resist the authoritarian whims of the United States.”
After decades of illegal sanctions imposed by successive U.S. administrations on Iran, his government stands in solidarity with the Cuban people and leadership , “and wishes them continued strength and resilience,” the foreign minister said in his forceful statement.
On Friday, July 11, the U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez , as well as against the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, and the Minister of the Interior, Major General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas; measures that extend to the officials’ immediate family members.
To justify its unilateral measures, the US government resorted to alleged human rights violations by the Cuban state, which are part of a smear campaign they are fueling alongside right-wing media outlets around the world.
In addition, the Trump administration announced an update to the Cuban Restricted Properties and Prohibited Accommodations in Cuba lists , which include 11 more government-linked properties , including the new “Torre K” hotel, a measure aimed at preventing the collection of hard currency that the Cuban people need.
