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Cuba condemns U.S. sanctions, accuses Washington of building ‘fraudulent case’ for military action

Cnbc · · 410 words · By Sam Meredith
Military escalation Economic Sanctions U.S.-Cuba Diplomatic Tensions
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions on the country as 'immoral, illegal, and criminal'”
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Multiple sources, including Radio Reloj, confirm that President Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed Cuba's resistance to new US restrictions on a Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2018, Díaz-Canel succeeded Raúl Castro as President of the Council. After a new constitution was enacted, he assumed the recreated office of President of Cuba. On 19 April 2021, he was appointed Fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Díaz-Canel
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez has Tuesday affirmed that Cuba will respond with work, creativity, effort and resistance to the new US restrictions to heighten the blockade against Cuba.
https://www.radioreloj.cu/news/international-news/diaz-canel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend an unveiling ceremony of a monument to late Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 22, 2022.Sergey Guneev / …
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/russian-cuban-leaders-me…
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“Díaz-Canel said the fuel-starved nation would 'continue to denounce, in the firmest and most energetic way possible, the genocidal siege that seeks to strangle our people.'”
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The claim that Díaz-Canel denounced sanctions as a 'genocidal siege' is corroborated by reports from the Cuban ambassador to Brazil and other news outlets.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2018, Díaz-Canel succeeded Raúl Castro as President of the Council. After a new constitution was enacted, he assumed the recreated office of President of Cuba. On 19 April 2021, he was appointed Fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Díaz-Canel
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web search NEUTRAL — On February 5, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced Trump’s move as yet another attempt to defeat the Cuban Revolution, which would install the first communist-inspired government in Latin Amer…
https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/internacional/noticia/20…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on Monday issued a sharp warning to the U.S., saying any military action taken against the country from its northern neighbor would result in a “bloodbath” i…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/us-military-cuba-re…
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“Cuba's president singled out President Donald Trump's executive order that threatens third parties from selling oil to Havana with tariffs”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general Wikipedia pages about the US Presidency and does not mention a specific executive order regarding oil tariffs on third parties selling to Cuba.
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web search NEUTRAL — List of all presidents of the United States. ^ Presidents are numbered according to uninterrupted periods served by the same person.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_Un…
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web search NEUTRAL — The president of the United States (POTUS) [b] is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the command…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_Stat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Click on a president below to learn more about each presidency through an interactive timeline. The table below the graphic provides a list of presidents of the United States, their birthplaces, polit…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Presidents-of-the-United-St…
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“The U.S. government on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 Cuban officials and its main intelligence agency.”
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Three independent news sources (Anadolu Ajansı, BNO News, and The New York Times) confirm that the U.S. sanctioned 11 Cuban officials and the main intelligence agency on a Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US on Monday sanctioned some of Cuba's top leaders, generals and intelligence officials, targeting the island's justice, energy and communications ministers along with its primary spy agency in a …
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-sanctions-senior-cuban-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Directorate of Intelligence is Cuba’s main intelligence agency. The sanctions also target senior Cuban officials tied to the country’s security apparatus, military, justice system, communications,…
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/05/u-s-sanctions-11-cuban…
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S., Escalating Pressure on Cuba, Hits Top Officials With Sanctions. The Trump administration, ratcheting up its effort to cripple the Cuban government, also imposed sanctions on three government age…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/cuba-sanct…
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“efforts to implement an oil blockade on the island since January, shortly after its ally and a key provider of oil, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was seized in an audacious military operation.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing the letter 'U' and a campus in Portland) and provide no evidence regarding an oil blockade or the seizure of Nicolás Maduro.
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web search NEUTRAL — U (minuscule: u) is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others world…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U
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web search NEUTRAL — Located in the Concordia neighborhood of northeast Portland, our new campus is easily accessible via personal or public transportation options. Let us help you explore the campus and see everything it…
https://pdx.uoregon.edu/pdx-campus
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web search NEUTRAL — The Letter U Song - Here's Jackson to teach us the letter U! It's the next letter of the alphabet. How many words can you think of that start with the letter U?
https://kidvideo.org/video/the-letter-u-song-learn-the-alpha…
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“An Axios report on Sunday, citing classified intelligence, said Cuba had acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran”
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Multiple sources cite an Axios report based on classified intelligence stating that Cuba acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones , according to classified intelligence cited by Axios news outlet.This has led to massive power failures across the island . Earlier in May, US Presiden…
https://www.dw.com/en/cuba-buys-more-than-300-drones-from-ru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran, U.S. intel says.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/us-military-drones-cuba
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba is reported to have acquired over 300 military drones from Russia and Iran and has discussed plans to attack Guantanamo and Key West, according to classified intelligence cited by Axios.
https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-17-u1-e207888-s270…
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“had recently began discussing plans to use them to attack U.S. targets. These targets reportedly included the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and potentially Key West”
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Multiple sources confirm that intelligence indicates Cuba discussed using these drones to attack Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels, and Key West.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran since 2023, and Cuban military officials have begun discussing plans to use them against.
https://dronexl.co/2026/05/17/cuba-300-russian-iranian-drone…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key TakeawaysCuba has acquired more than 300 drones from Russia and Iran.Intelligence indicates Cuba discussed using drones to strike Guantanamo Bay and U.S. targets.
https://newscord.org/article/cuba-acquires-300-russian-and-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba has also discussed plans to use drones to attack US targets such as the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, according to Axios news outlet.Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones , according to…
https://www.dw.com/en/cuba-buys-more-than-300-drones-from-ru…
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“Cuba's Díaz-Canel said in a separate social media post on Monday that U.S. threats of military aggression against Havana were well known”
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Both POLITICO and IBTimes confirm that Díaz-Canel posted on social media (specifically X) on Monday stating that U.S. threats of military aggression are well known.
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web search NEUTRAL — until 2019. Díaz-Canel succeeded the brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro, becoming Cuba's first leader who was not a Castro since the Cuban Revolution ended in 1959, and its first head of state since 1976 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Díaz-Canel
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web search NEUTRAL — “The threats of military aggression against Cuba from the biggest military power on the planet are already known,” Díaz-Canel said in a post to social media. “The threat alone is an international crim…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/us-military-cuba-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The threats of military aggression against Cuba from the world's greatest power are well-known," Díaz-Canel wrote on X. "The threat itself already constitutes an international crime." Las amenazas de…
https://www.ibtimes.com/cubas-diaz-canel-warns-us-threats-co…
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“Trump has previously talked up the prospect of a 'friendly takeover' of Havana and said the White House could turn its sights on Cuba after the Iran war.”
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“The U.S. president has also said he could do anything he wanted with the country, adding that he thinks he will have the 'honor' of 'taking Cuba.'”
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“Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, meanwhile, said that the country neither threatens nor desires war.”
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“"Without any legitimate excuse whatsoever, the #US government builds, day after day, a fraudulent case to justify the ruthless economic war against the Cuban people and the eventual military aggression," Parrilla said via X on Monday.”
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