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Iran slams US sanctions as UN adopts resolution against Cuba embargo
Jun 24, 2021 05:57Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has warned of the adverse effects that unilateral American sanctions have on international peace as the world body’s General Assembly adopts a resolution against the nearly 60-year-old US economic embargo on Cuba.
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World leaders congratulate Raeisi on Iran election victory
Jun 20, 2021 06:42World leaders have extended their congratulations to President-Elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on his victory on June 18 presidential election.
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Cuba banks to suspend cash dollar deposits in face of US sanctions
Jun 11, 2021 06:48The Cuban government has declared plans to halt the acceptance of cash bank deposits in US dollars, blaming brutal American sanctions that have confined its ability to use the dollar abroad.
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Cuba says US ban hinders vaccine production amid joint Iran plan
May 08, 2021 09:41The Cuban foreign minister says the US blockade against his country has hindered the development and production of domestically-manufactured vaccines against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Diaz-Canel becomes Cuba's Communist Party chief, says will continue to seek Castro's guidance
Apr 20, 2021 06:18Cuba's ruling Communist Party has elected President Miguel Diaz-Canel to replace Raul Castro as its leader -- the most powerful position in the Caribbean island nation, that was held by the Castro brothers for six decades.
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Castro resigns from ruling party to hand power to Cuba's younger generation
Apr 17, 2021 03:37Former Cuban President Raul Castro has announced his resignation as the head of the country’s ruling Communist Party, the most powerful position on the Caribbean island nation.
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Cubans rally against US embargo with caravan protest
Mar 29, 2021 09:14Hundreds of cars and cyclists carrying Cuban flags take to Havana's Malecon to call for an end to the United States embargo, which was tightened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Iran-Cuba vaccine cooperation sends signal of independence to White House
Mar 11, 2021 01:55Iran’s cooperation with Cuba on manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine is indicative of a strong and clear signal to Washington that its illegal sanctions will not cripple an independent country, says an Iranian expert on geopolitics.
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EU recalls ambassador to Cuba over 'unacceptable' letter to Biden
Feb 28, 2021 05:50The European Union’s ambassador to Havana has been summoned to Brussels for signing a letter that urges US President Joe Biden to lift business and travel restrictions against Cuba.
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Iran-Cuba COVID vaccine may hit markets in April: Iran health official
Feb 22, 2021 03:02A senior Iranian Health Ministry official says a nation-wide immunization program against coronavirus involving an Iranian-Cuban vaccine could be rolled out in April.