Politics
UN session suspended after US and Cuban officials clash in shouting match over embargo
October 28, 2026 at 08:59 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 11 hours
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شجار وتوبيخ.. سفير أمريكا يصرخ بوجه ممثل كوبا بالأمم المتحدة "فيديو"
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فيديو.. تلاسن بين ممثلي أميركا وكوبا في الأمم المتحدة
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'You're lying' - US and Cuban officials get into shouting match at UN
(opens the publisher’s site)A UN General Assembly session debating the US embargo of Cuba was suspended Tuesday after US Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez clashed.
- Waltz was addressing the assembly on a non-binding Cuban resolution to end the US embargo when Rodríguez approached the podium demanding he stop.
- Waltz shouted "This is the United Nations, not your communist dictatorship — you cannot silence me," and Rodríguez replied "You are lying."
- The session president suspended deliberations briefly and ordered both delegates back to their seats before letting Waltz continue.
- Waltz said Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed an order expelling a Cuban diplomat accused of pushing an American diplomat.