'US is acting as international delinquent': Why Cuba and America clashed at UN

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Payal, S. (2026, October 20). 'US is acting as international delinquent': Why Cuba and America clashed at UN. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-is-acting-as-international-delinquent-why-cuba-and-america-clashed-at-un/articleshow/135061867.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-10-20 · by Shivanghi Payal

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At the United Nations on Monday, the US and Cuba engaged in a contentious exchange following a US-hosted event that discussed human rights abuses in Cuba. During the heated confrontation, Cuban ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán accused the U.S. of intimidating former political prisoners and others at the meeting. The dispute occurred ahead of an upcoming UN General Assembly vote on October 27-28 to call for ending the US trade embargo on Cuba; this non-binding resolution has been passed annually since 1992 by wide margins but can only be lifted by the U.S. Congress. Cuban ambassador Guzmán also criticized the US sanctions, saying they amount to collective punishment against the Cuban people, while US ambassador Mike Waltz argued that the Cuban government uses such resolutions to shield itself from criticism over human rights abuses.
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The United States and Cuba clashed at the United Nations on October 19, 2026, ahead of an upcoming UN General Assembly vote scheduled for October 27-28. The U.S., led by Ambassador Mike Waltz, held an event discussing alleged human rights abuses in Cuba, while Cuban officials accused the U.S. of harassment and intimidation during the session. Cuban ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán confronted Waltz after the meeting, escalating tensions. This annual vote has condemned Washington’s decades-long economic embargo against Havana since 1992, with overwhelming support each year, but only the US Congress can officially lift it.

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📰 US And Cuba Clash At UN
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“Both articles describe a clash between US and Cuban representatives at the UN on Monday, discussing the economic embargo and preceding a vote on the resolution to end it.”
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“The articles describe different events: one about a speedboat raid and subsequent accusations, and another about a clash at the UN involving Cuban dissidents.”
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Shivanghi Payal
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Topics

Cuba Cuban The United States UN General Assembly Washington

Subjects

Cuban NORP · 8× Cuba GPE · 7× Guzmán PERSON · 2× Waltz PERSON · 2× Washington GPE · 2× Congress ORG · 1× Ernesto Soberón Guzmán PERSON · 1× Mike Waltz PERSON · 1× The United States GPE · 1× UN General Assembly ORG · 1×

Narrative

Washington has maintained a trade embargo on the island for more than 60 years, with US President Donald Trump's administration increasing pressure on the country after using the military in January to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-20
🔮 Last month, Trump told the UN that Cuba was a failed state and said freedom would be coming to the island.
2026-10-20 · Times of India
'US is acting as international delinquent': Why Cuba and America clashed at UN · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

The United States and Cuba clashed at the United Nations on Monday after a US-hosted event brought together Cuban dissidents to discuss alleged human rights abuses by the nation’s government. asserted
event → clash → government
The event, held at the UN building, ended with a heated exchange as Cuban ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán and other Cuban representatives shouted at US ambassador Mike Waltz while he was leaving. asserted
he → hold → Waltz
The incident comes ahead of a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution calling for an end to the US trade embargo on Cuba. asserted
incident → come → Cuba
The vote is expected on October 27-28. asserted
vote → expect → October
The non-binding resolution has been passed by wide margins every year since 1992, but only the US Congress can lift the embargo. asserted
Congress → pass → embargo
Speaking to reporters in New York, Waltz accused Cuban diplomats of harassing and intimidating former political prisoners who had recently been released, as well as other people attending the event. asserted
who → speak → event
"I hope you...noted the so-called diplomats from the Cuban embassy here that we allow here by dint of treaty, harassing, yelling, intimidating, and filming not only our just released former political prisoners but others," Waltz said. asserted
Waltz → hope → prisoners
He also accused the Cuban government of using the annual UN resolution to defend its actions and hide the suffering of its people. asserted
He → accuse → people
"Year after year, the Cuban regime comes to the General Assembly and propagates a lie through its annual resolution... asserted
regime → come → resolution
It uses excuse after excuse to justify its oppression, to justify the misery of the Cuban people, and what we are doing here at the US mission to the UN is exposing those lies," he said. asserted
he → use → lies
Guzmán, meanwhile, accused Washington of worsening the hardships faced by ordinary Cubans through its sanctions. asserted
Guzmán → accuse → sanctions
Speaking at an impromptu gathering outside the US meeting with dissidents, he said the restrictions amounted to collective punishment. asserted
restrictions → speak → punishment
"The US is acting as an international delinquent, enforcing collective punishment on the people of Cuba. asserted
US → act → Cuba
They are inflicting immense suffering upon the whole population of a peaceful nation," Guzmán said. asserted
Guzmán → inflict → nation
The exchange comes as tensions between the two countries grow amid a US-imposed oil blockade on Cuba. asserted
tensions → come → Cuba
Washington has maintained a trade embargo on the island for more than 60 years, with US President Donald Trump's administration increasing pressure on the country after using the military in January to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. asserted
administration → maintain → Maduro
Cuba has blamed US sanctions for its deepening economic crisis, which has brought shortages of basic goods, failing infrastructure and runaway inflation. asserted
which → blame → goods
The country is facing its worst economic downturn in decades. asserted
country → face → decades
Last month, Trump told the UN that Cuba was a failed state and said freedom would be coming to the island. asserted
freedom → tell → island
The country's crisis has also affected its power supply. asserted
crisis → affect → supply
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a total collapse last month, leaving millions of people without electricity. asserted
grid → suffer → electricity
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