In the midst of an economic and humanitarian crisis, the leader Miguel Díaz-Canel published on his social media a list of the causes that the Cuban regime claims to support, following his closing speech at the International Solidarity Meeting with Cuba and Anti-imperialism "100 Years with Fidel," held at the Palacio de Convenciones in Havana.
The event brought together 766 delegates from 152 organizations across 36 countries, and provided a platform for the Cuban leader to showcase his internationalist rhetoric before an audience of supporters, while the Island is experiencing the worst crisis in its history.
"We will continue to provide solidarity; we will continue to support the just causes of the world; we will continue to support the Palestinian cause, the cause of the Lebanese people, the Bolivarian Revolution, the liberation of President Maduro and his wife Cilia, the cause of the Sahrawi people, the cause of Puerto Rico, the cause of the Iranian people," emphasized Díaz-Canel.
The leader added that Cuba will support "the cause of those who have participated in the Gaza flotilla" and will fight for the release of Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, detained by Israel to continue the investigation for alleged links to Hamas.
What Díaz-Canel did not explain is how a regime with no resources to feed its people and no willingness to free its political prisoners can sustain such a global solidarity agenda.
Several of the listed causes are directly aligned with the current adversaries of the United States: Iran — with whom the U.S. and Israel have been at war since February 2026, following the attack that resulted in the death of the supreme leader Ali Jamenei —, Hezbollah (the "Lebanese people" of Díaz-Canel) and Hamas (the "Palestinian cause").
Despite this, the compassionate Díaz-Canel insists that he does not understand why Washington considers him a threat.
The chancellor Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla had already formally condemned before the UN, on April 17, “the aggression of the U.S. and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran”, highlighting Havana's alignment with Tehran.
The Trump administration re-listed Cuba on the state sponsors of terrorism list on January 20, 2026, and signed Executive Order 14380 declaring a "national emergency" in response to "the unusual and extraordinary threat that Havana poses".
The White House asserts that Cuba hosts the largest Russian intelligence facility abroad, maintains cooperation with China, and provides refuge to Hezbollah and Hamas. On May 1, Trump signed new sectoral sanctions against the dictatorship with extraterritorial reach.
The contrast between the regime's rhetoric and the internal reality is devastating. Cuba is suffering from power outages of up to 25-30 hours daily with a generation deficit exceeding 1,900 MW, a projected GDP contraction of -7.2% for 2026, and a humanitarian emergency affecting 2 million people in 63 municipalities.
The UN warned this week that 94 million dollars are needed to address this crisis, while 96,000 surgeries remain pending, 11,000 of which are for children.
Meanwhile, Prisoners Defenders documented a historic record of 1,214 political prisoners in Cuba at the end of February 2026. Díaz-Canel denied their existence to NBC News last April, calling it a "great lie" and "slander."
The regime that lacks the resources to turn on the lights and the will to open the cells of its political prisoners, instead promises solidarity in all directions.
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