Die spanische Tochterfirma Telstar des Stuttgarter Syntegon-Konzerns unterwirft sich der US-Blockade und verweigert einem kubanischen Krankenhaus medizinische Ersatzteile. Das in Barcelona ansĂ€ssige Unternehmen lehnt unter Missachtung einer verbindlichen EU-Verordnung ab, eine Dichtung zur Reparatur seines wichtigen Gefriertrockners zu verkaufen. Der ist in der Gewebebank des Internationalen OrthopĂ€dischen Wissenschaftskomplexes »Frank PaĂs« installiert. Das gröĂte orthopĂ€dische Krankenhaus Kubas benötigt das GerĂ€t, um Amputationen zu verhindern und das Leben von Verbrennungsopfern zu retten.
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U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
(Septemnber 26, 2026)
Washington â The U.S. Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide the military‘s Southern Command with police forces, medical personnel and other support units within the next four months, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
Though the message makes no reference to Cuba, the request is for continued military planning aimed at Cuba, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Pentagon sends hundreds of Army troops to Latin America for training as drug-trafficking campaign expands
According to The Times, the troops will first deploy to a new jungle training facility in Panama before eventually training with local forces in Colombia and Honduras.
The troops could also support U.S. special operations personnel who are advising local militaries conducting raids against suspected drug traffickers, the outlet reported.
Separately, several hundred soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division are expected to help staff a new Western Hemisphere military command based in Miami.
US seizes $3 million in fuel shipments to Cuba as crackdown continues
(October 7, 2026)
The US said on Wednesday it had seized 90 separate shipments of biodiesel bound for Cuba worth nearly $3 million, the second time âin a week US authorities have announced the seizure of „illegal“ fuel âen route to the island nation.
âThe truth is Cuba has already fallenâ: the United Statesâ strategy to subdue the island
(October 2, 2026)
âThe president says anything and Marco Rubio finds himself in a very difficult position to react to what he says,â says Andy GĂłmez, the former director of the Cuban and Cuban American Studies Institute at the University of Miami, who helped shape a policy proposal for U.S.-Cuba relations in the Obama era. âThe scene is like a soap opera, a soap opera lived every day in Miami and in Cuba. There is a major global problem with the war with Iran, for which no solution is in sight; so Cuba has had to wait.â
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
(Septemnber 26, 2026)
Washington â The U.S. Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide the military‘s Southern Command with police forces, medical personnel and other support units within the next four months, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
Though the message makes no reference to Cuba, the request is for continued military planning aimed at Cuba, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
New reports show deadly side of U.S. policies against Cuba
(September 30, 2026)
Recent comprehensive reports provide information about the origins, substance, methods, objectives, and impact of U.S. measures against Cuba, the economic blockade, in particular.
Two of them appear with support from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), and Cubaâs Foreign Ministry produced two more. Finally, the United Nationsâ Human Rights Council on Sept. 8 heard Special Rapporteur Alena Douhanâs report on âUnilateral Coercive Measures.â
US Coast Guard says it seized ships with thousands of gallons of oil destined for Cuba
(October 2, 2026)
„The high seas are not a sanctuary for lawlessness,“ said Adm. Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard. „Dark fleet actors who employ deceptive tactics to engage in illicit activities will not evade justice. The Coast Guard is bringing every capability to bear to interdict these vessels and uphold international law.“
Voice of Cuban writers and artists at Human Rights Council in Geneva
(September 18, 2026)
Before a plenary session composed of diplomats, experts, and representatives of organizations from around the world, Bonet de la Cruz spoke about the negative effects that the United Statesâ economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba, as well as the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the world power against the small Caribbean island, have on all sectors, especially culture and artistic creation.
Given their importance, we share in full the words of the intellectual and director before the CDDHH and the international community:
Cuba hit with another nationwide blackout amid US fuel blockade
Cuba suffered a total blackout after the collapse of its electrical grid on Friday. The blackout is the latest of at least six partial or total grid collapses since the beginning of this year, as the island grapples with an ongoing US fuel blockade.
Cuba warns UN on the human rights effects of the U.S. blockade
Cuba denounced on Friday the impact of the US blockade on human rights, just days before the presentation of the report by Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan to the United Nations.
According to Alejandro GonzĂĄlez, Director of International Organizations at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the report on the negative repercussions of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in the Caribbean nation will be presented in Geneva on September 8 and 9.
Cuba reports that international shipping companies yield to U.S. pressure
âThere are foreign companies that have yielded to this pressure and have withdrawn from the country. Others remain and continue working with us,â the Deputy Prime Minister stated.
According to PĂ©rez-Oliva, the intensification of the blockade has severed Cubaâs banking and financial relations with numerous institutions and imposes a trade embargo through direct threats against international shipping companies.
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment explained that Cuba has containers being held in international ports because some shipping companies have suspended services to the island, while others are operating under ârestrictions imposed illegally and unilaterally by the United States.â
Kuba wirft den USA einen âKrieg ohne Bombenâ vor
Das von der Trump-Regierung verschĂ€rfte Ăl-Embargo bezeichnet Lianys Torres Rivera, Kubas ranghöchste Diplomatin in den Vereinigten Staaten als âKrieg ohne Bombenâ. Indes hat die CIA ihre Operation im Land ausgeweitet â Ă€hnlich wie vor dem Venezuela-Angriff.
Putin-Pezeshkian Talks: Russia Declares âSolidarityâ With Iran At SCO Summit In Bishkek | WATCH
Russian President Vladimir Putin just held a high-stakes bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek. The optics and message were unmistakable.
Cuban UN Representative: If The UN Wants To Stop World Hunger, ‚Then The Arms Race Needs To Stop‘
(August 26, 2026)
During a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, Cuban Representative to the UN Ernesto SoberĂłn GuzmĂĄn spoke about the link between peace and global food stability.
Cuba takes âHunger Blockadeâ claim to UN Security Council, accuses US of deepening crisis
(August 26, 2026)
The Cuban government, in a statement to the Security Council on Tuesday, August 25, warned against the use of hunger as a weapon of war and argued that conflicts, economic inequalities and unilateral coercive measures were aggravating global food insecurity.
Havana specifically linked the worsening food situation in Cuba to the impact of the United Statesâ economic, commercial and financial restrictions, which it refers to as a blockade.
The intervention came only days after Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno RodrĂguez launched a fresh attack on Washington over new sanctions imposed on Cuban state entities and officials, accusing the administration of US President Donald Trump of deliberately squeezing the Cuban economy and undermining the governmentâs capacity to provide basic services.
RodrĂguez said the latest measures were particularly affecting the movement of containers carrying food, medicines and medical equipment, including supplies acquired by Cubaâs private micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Die USA wollen Kuba aushungern
Wenn GECOMEX keine derartigen Maschinen und AusrĂŒstung importieren kann, sind seine Tochtergesellschaften nicht in der Lage, Agrarrohstoffe wie Weizen und Bohnen effizient zu verarbeiten. Dies fĂŒhrt wiederum dazu, dass weniger Grundnahrungsmittel ihren Weg in die kubanischen Haushalte finden.
Die Sanktionen gegen den Hafenbetreiber GEMAR sind noch gravierender: Sie verursachen Compliance-Risiken fĂŒr jedes Schifffahrtsunternehmen, das LiegegebĂŒhren in Kuba zahlt. Mehr als 7.000 Container mit Bestimmungsort Havanna sind daher aktuell in der Karibik gestrandet, nachdem Unternehmen wie Hapag-Lloyd und CMA CGM aufgrund der rechtlichen Unsicherheit ihre AktivitĂ€ten in Kuba vorerst eingestellt haben.
After Blocking Fuel, the US Turns to Cubaâs Food Supply
In July, the US State Department announced a round of broad economic sanctions against Cuba targeting industries that have historically been spared, limiting the Cuban governmentâs ability to purchase agricultural commodities and food processing equipment from third countries by singling out Cubaâs state importer (GECOMEX) and port operator (GEMAR).
This is happening in the context of Americaâs monthslong oil blockade against Cuba, which has already immiserated the general population by impeding basic sanitation and food safety and has killed scores of patients in Cuban hospitals. A US congressional delegation that visited in early July described the situation on the ground as a âsilent Gaza.â
U.S. sanctions against Cuba are endangering lives and must be lifted
(June 8, 2026)
The U.S. declaration of a national emergency in January disrupted fuel shipments to Cuba, severely reducing the country‘s fuel reserves by mid-May. This depletion has led to daily blackouts that now frequently exceed 20 hours. Additional sanctions were imposed in May, including some with extraterritorial effect on private entities, such as traders, insurers, tourism or shipping companies, financial institutions, and others involved in fuel supply or engaged with the country‘s energy, defence, mining, finance, and security sectors.
These measures, combined, are significantly affecting the populationâs human rights, notably their access to essential supplies and services, including water, food and healthcare.
Slamming Trumpâs Cuba Report as âMcCarthyite Attackâ on Free Speech, Dems Vow to Fight Back
President Donald Trumpâs escalating claims that Cuba and its supporters poses a threat to US security have been denounced as âlaughableâ and âcrazy,â but progressive lawmakers are warning that the State Departmentâs report alleging that the country of roughly 10 million people aims to âconquerâ the United States and is backing âleft-wing terrorism on American soilâ represents a genuine attack on Trumpâs perceived political enemies.
âTrump appears hell-bent on taking America back 70 years to the height of Cold War McCarthyism, when hawkish foreign policy was paired with unsubstantiated accusations of communist subversion and political repression against dissidents at home,â said a group of Democrats led by progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Peace and Security Taskforce. âWe condemn this reportâs attack on Americansâ constitutional rights to free speech and assembly.â
Operation Northwoods
(March 13, 1962)
c. Commence large scale United States military operations.
3. A „Remember the Maine“ incident could be arranged in several forms:
a. We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba.
b. We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in the Cuban waters. We could arrange to cause such incident in the vicinity of Havana or Santiago as a spectacular result of Cuban attack from the air or sea, or both. The presence of Cuban planes or ships merely investigating the intent of the vessel could be fairly compelling evidence that the ship was taken under attack. The nearness to Havana or Santiago would add credibility especially to those people that might have heard the blast or have seen the fire. The US could follow up with an air/sea rescue operation covered by US fighters to „evacuate“ remaining members of the non-existent crew. Casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
4. We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington.
The terror campaign could be pointed at refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans en route to Florida (real or simulated). We could foster attempts on lives of Cuban refugees in the United States even to the extent of wounding in instances to be widely publicized. Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots, the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared documents substantiating Cuban involvement, also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government.
Declassified Papers Show Anti-Castro Ideas Proposed to Kennedy
(19. November 1997)
âWe could blow up a US warship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba,â the memorandum said.
âWe could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,â it continued. âThe terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated).â
The records show that on March 13, 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed these ideas as âsuitable for planning purposes.â No evidence exists that they were carried out.
US accuses Cuba of sweeping spy campaign, aiding American left
(July 21, 2026)
Containing little new information, the report, titled „Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism,“ comes as US President Donald Trump pushes to end communist rule of the island while amping up anti-leftist rhetoric at home.
A months-long pressure campaign has seen Washington effectively impose an oil embargo on Cuba, while issuing economic sanctions against key state-run companies and even indicting the former president, Raul Castro.
State Dept. again deems Cuba a threat amid talk of U.S. push for regime change
(July 20, 2026)
A new report claims Havana influenced âthe George Floyd riots to the rise of Antifaâ and accuses the Democratic Socialists of America of Cuba ties.
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter (‚Havana Moon‘ Live)
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Trumpâs âblow âem upâ threat to Oman means heâs now attacked or threatened 1 out of every 13 countries
Heâs launched strikes in seven countries so far this term â Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen â after also attacking some of those countries in his first term. That doesnât even count the strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, which have targeted nearly 60 vessels and killed more than 190 people.
He has also threatened or left open the possibility of strikes against seven others this term: Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Greenland (which is part of Denmark), Mexico, Panama and now Oman. He also threatened Mexico and North Korea in his first term.
Cuba Denounces U.S. Energy Blockade at UN, Warns of Humanitarian Catastrophe
In a special appeal, FM RodrĂguez addressed U.S. citizens, particularly their youth, invoking their human values and pacifist sentiments. He urged them to seek the truth and resist manipulation by what he described as an âelitist, corrupted and powerful clique in Miami.â According to the Cuban diplomat, this faction does not represent the U.S. people nor the majority of Cubans residing in the United States, many of whom reportedly oppose the âbarbarity of war and the blockade.â
Tens of Thousands Rally in Havana Against US Aggression as Cuba Prepares Citizens for War
âThis new aggression has united us more and elevated the honor, dignity, and anti-imperialist spirit of a people already recognized around the world for their brave resistance to any form of subordination to the empire,â DĂaz-Canel said.
Cuban legislator Mariela Castro, RaĂșlâs granddaughter, told rallygoers that âwe are prepared for combat.â
âNo one is going to kidnap him. I can assure you of that,â she said, alluding to the US invasion and abduction of Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro on dubious narco-terrorism charges earlier this year. âNeither him nor anyone else.â