US and Cuba clash at UN
The gist
US Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla clashed at the UN General Assembly over the US embargo on Cuba.
The 193-member assembly votes Wednesday on the nonbinding resolution, now in its 34th year.
How it unfolded
- Oct 27, 2026Waltz and Rodríguez clashed during the General Assembly debate on the embargo resolution; the Cuban delegation repeatedly interrupted Waltz's speech and the presiding officer intervened to remind both sides of the rules.
- Oct 27, 2026The presiding officer briefly suspended the meeting while Cuban diplomats gathered near the podium. Waltz said US companies exported more than $876 million in goods to Cuba in the first eight months of 2026, including $230 million in fuel for eligible private businesses.
- Oct 27, 2026Waltz posted on X that Cuba's leaders did not want the world to know about their luxury real estate holdings and that he had brought evidence; Rodríguez wrote on X that the US government 'lies blatantly and constantly' at the General Assembly.