EXCLUSIVE: Cuba Says U.S. Is Driving the Region Toward War

“[The U.S. embargo] damages Cuba in almost every sense of life. It's not simply not having trade between the U.S. and Cuba, but trying to cut Cuba off from the world economy. Cuba today, as a result of U.S. sanctions or coercive measures, has immense difficulty to have access to capital, technology, markets, and fuel…”

In an exclusive interview at the United Nations, Mehdi sits down with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío to discuss US attacks on Venezuela, Cuba’s human rights record, and the Gaza genocide. Mehdi also presses de Cossío on whether Cuban elections are truly free and fair, while also diving into Cuba’s relationship with the United States.