Cuban President Diaz-Canel denounces US sanctions as McCarthy‑style witch hunt

Cuban President Miguel Diaz‑Canel used the X social‑media platform to attack the United States’ recent sanctions on Havana, calling them a “new and more dangerous version of McCarthyism.” He accused the US of an “imperialist right‑wing” that is responsible for a list of alleged crimes, including the Gaza genocide, extrajudicial executions, migrant hunting, torture, the bombing of a school for Iranian girls, and what he described as a genocide‑level blockade of the Cuban people. Diaz‑Canel said the sanctions constitute a baseless, ideological witch‑hunt aimed at undermining Cuba’s access to the international financial system.

The president’s remarks also framed the US policy as an “empire‑driven radical right” that fuels war and plunder, urging the international community to reject the American accusations and highlighting the broader human‑rights context of the dispute.