The US is killing Cuba softly and quietly while the international community keeps mum
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“On 28 February 2026, Israel and the US attacked Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”
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No evidence in archive to confirm or refute the attack on Iran or casualties of Ayatollah Khamenei.
“The UN Security Council held an emergency session the same day and again on 12 March 2026 and called for a de-escalation of the war.”
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No evidence in archive to verify UN Security Council sessions or de-escalation calls related to the alleged Iran attack.
“The US attacked Venezuela on 3 January 2026 and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.”
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No evidence in archive to confirm US military action against Venezuela or capture of Maduro.
“The Cuban government reported 32 Cubans died in this attack.”
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No evidence in archive to verify Cuban government reports of casualties from the alleged US attack on Venezuela.
“The US halted oil exports from Venezuela to Cuba following the attack, leading to power generation disruptions in Cuba.”
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No evidence in archive to confirm US oil export halts or their impact on Cuba's power generation.
“President Trump issued an executive order threatening US action against any other country that would supply oil to Cuba.”
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No evidence in archive to verify Trump's executive order on oil supplies to Cuba.
“Cuba's economy has come to a standstill due to the US embargo and the cessation of oil imports from Venezuela.”
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No evidence in archive to assess the impact of US embargo and oil import cessation on Cuba's economy.
“The cessation of oil imports has significantly impacted Cuban health facilities and the transport of medicines and drugs.”
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No evidence in archive to confirm effects of oil import cessation on Cuban health facilities or medical logistics.
“The US has declared war on Cuba without visible destruction of infrastructure or casualties.”
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No evidence in archive to verify US declaration of war on Cuba or absence of infrastructure damage/casualties.
“Cuba is facing a humanitarian crisis, with Canada and Mexico providing assistance without addressing its root causes.”
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No evidence in archive to confirm Cuba's humanitarian crisis or aid contributions from Canada/Mexico.
“The UN Security Council has not held meetings to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Cuba.”
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“The US attack on Cuba is justified by its status as a one-party socialist country governed by a communist party that does not allow opposition.”
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“The US is setting a precedent that could justify similar actions against a powerful socialist country like China.”
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“On 28 February 2026, Israel and the US attacked Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Casualties, military and civilian, have continued to rise since then, as has the destruction of military and civilian infrastructure.”
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— Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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— On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei
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— This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
“The UN Security Council held an emergency session the same day and again on 12 March 2026 and called for a de-escalation of the war, with some members, especially China and Russia, condemning the attack by Israel and the US, while the others largely attacked Iran.”
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— Membership of the United Nations Security Council is held by the five permanent members and ten elected, non-permanent members.
Being elected requires a two-thirds majority vote from the United Nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_United_…
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— The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, …
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— The United Nations Security Council veto power is the power of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to veto any deci…
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“On 3 January 2026, the US had attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The deputy president of Venezuela assumed the leadership of the country with US involvement, and the country has largely remained peaceful and is regrouping from political and economic stagnation.”
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— On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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— The president of Venezuela (Spanish: Presidente de Venezuela), officially known as the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela),…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela
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— The diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were strained during parts of the 21st century.
Relations were strong during the second half o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Venezuela_relati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Venezuela_relati…
“According to the Cuban government, 32 Cubans died in this attack. The US immediately stopped the flow of oil from Venezuela to Cuba, oil on which Cuba depended for power generation and overall transport and logistics.”
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“President Trump then issued an executive order threatening US action against any other country that would supply oil to Cuba.”
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“With no oil, power generation has ceased or has been significantly curtailed, cutting power to all parts of Cuban society, affecting especially health facilities, the transport of food and tourism, which is the country’s biggest foreign exchange earner.”
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“An economy already reeling from decades of US economic embargo has virtually come to a standstill. This is causing significant suffering to Cubans, and the impact on medical facilities and transport of medicines and drugs is probably resulting in many deaths.”
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“The US has practically declared war on Cuba, although there is no destroyed infrastructure and no stretchers carrying the bleeding dead and maimed to show on TV and social media.”
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“The UN Security Council has not held any meetings to discuss this. Cuba finds itself alone amid a cowering international community that is afraid of President Trump, who is wielding the economic and military might of the US against a defenseless, and with regard to the US, harmless, vulnerable, tiny neighbour.”
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“The US is setting a dangerous precedent. If a socialist and communist country such as China were to in future be economically and militarily as powerful as the US is today, would it be acceptable for it to insist that other countries be socialist and communist like it?”
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“The attack on Iran is rationalised with the nuclear programme, the recent brutal response to protests in the country, historic animosity towards Israel and the US, its human rights record, especially the treatment of dissidents and women.”
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“The main rationale for the attack on Cuba is that it is a one-party socialist country governed by a communist party that does not allow opposition and opposition parties. It poses no threat to its neighbours, especially the economically and militarily mighty US.”
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“Will the international community accept that 'what’s good for the goose is good for the gander'?”
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