Cuba decries the latest deadly Israeli attack on Syria as a flagrant violation of international law, warning that those actions endanger the stability of the West Asia region.

Cuba plans to allow some foreign investment in local wholesale and retail trade for the first time since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution in a bid to dig out of the island nation's worst economic crisis in decades.

Leaders of South and Central American countries have boycotted the so called Summit of the Americas, officially aimed at strengthening hemispheric solidarity.

The US has decided against inviting leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to the Summit of the Americas, risking an embarrassing boycott of the US-hosted gathering by regional leaders.

President Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran favors expanding its cooperation with Cuba.

US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced plans to ease some sanctions imposed on Cuba by the former administration, including family remittances and travel, but the move falls short of ending the maximum pressure campaign.

Iran’s deputy FM says the country will import grains from Cuba in return for crude exports.

Cuba's Deputy Prime Minister, Ricardo Cabrisas, is in Iran for talks on ways to increase bilateral trade with Iran. Iran and Cuba are strategic political partners, but their trade partnership has been overshadowed by US sanctions imposed on both nations.

Cuba’s deputy PM says Iran can be of a major help in efforts to expand Cuba’s mining sector.

The Iranian foreign minister says Iran and Cuba should make use of their experience to counter US sanctions.