diplomacyMay 6, 2026

‘This Is a Lie’: Rubio Falsely Claims That There Is No US Blockade on Oil Entering Cuba

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Peace advocates joined Cuba's top foreign relations official on Wednesday in accusing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of blatantly lying about the existence of a blockade on oil exports to Cuba, which Rubio denied at a press briefing on Tuesday.Anti-war group CodePink pointed to comments made by the US chargé…

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Julia ConleyBy Julia Conley
Peace advocates joined Cuba's top foreign relations official on Wednesday in accusing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of blatantly lying about the existence of a blockade on oil exports to Cuba, which Rubio denied at a press briefing on Tuesday.Anti-war group CodePink pointed t…

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