The dictatorships of Cuba and Venezuela expressed support for Iran this week following Iran's missile attacks on Israel.
Iran launched a missile attack On Tuesday, it deployed about 180 missiles against Israel, none of which caused any casualties inside Israel. Tuesday's attack was Iran's second missile attack on Israel in the past six months.
Cuba's communist Castro regime, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, released statement On Tuesday, he called for an end to alleged “Israeli aggression in the Middle East.” Castro's government claimed that Israel's actions, which received “logistical and political support from the U.S. government,” led to a dangerous escalation that further undermined regional stability and security and “provoked an Iranian response.”
The statement expressed Cuba's “solidarity with countries attacked by Israel” and claimed that Havana warned of “the risk of further escalation in the Middle East” as a result of “Israel's aggression and impunity”. did.
“Nearly a year after the Zionist regime’s barbaric massacre of the Palestinian people, the Israeli government has sought a negotiated solution that would guarantee a ceasefire, demonstrating complete disregard for the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter. Instead, we are condemning and reinforcing irresponsible aggression in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen,” the statement said.
On October 7, Iran's terrorist proxy organization Hamas invaded Israel in an unprecedented siege, with terrorists carrying out mass executions of civilians randomly, mass rapes of music festival attendees, and the murder of infants. It will be the anniversary. Cruelty. The Cuban regime did not mention, much less condemn, the October 7 massacre in its statement.
Similarly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the socialist government of Venezuela released official statement On Wednesday, it said it was closely monitoring events in the Middle East following Iran's “legitimate defense against the threats and crimes of the Israeli regime.”
The statement read:
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is closely following recent events in the Middle East that have led to the Islamic Republic of Iran's actions invoking the right of self-defense provided for in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. For the threats and crimes against humanity committed by the Netanyahu regime against the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran, including violations of sovereignty and territorial integrity and the killing of innocent civilians and political and military leaders of these countries. As a response.
The inaction exhibited by the UN Security Council has been paralyzed by a complicitly exercised veto by the United States, and Prime Minister Netanyahu has been unable to stop aggression and non-compliance with international law, which threatens security. remains the greatest threat. In the area. There is an urgent need to stop Israel from escalating its wars across the region and to hold the Israeli government accountable for its war crimes.
The Venezuelan socialists concluded by appealing to the international community to end “the genocide against the Palestinian people and Lebanon, and the unrestrained competition between Israel and the United States for control of the region.”
Both regimes maintain extensive ties with Iran and its Shiite jihadist proxy Hezbollah, and have been highly critical of Israel's recent actions against Hezbollah in Beirut. Most notably, Cuba's figurehead “president” Miguel Díaz-Canel publicly condemned Israel's latest airstrike operation that led to the “despicable targeted killing” of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was confirmed on Saturday. Nasrallah has led Hezbollah for decades. person in charge About the deaths of thousands of civilians, including Americans.
“This fact seriously threatens peace and security in the region and the world, and Israel, as an accomplice of the United States, bears full responsibility,” Diaz-Canel said. continuation with follow up post.
grandmathe official newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party, explained Iran's attack on Israel as a “clear response” to the deaths of Nasrallah and Hamas's “political” leaders Ismail Haniyaneither Israel nor any other country has claimed responsibility. Communist news outlets refuted Israeli claims that the missile attack was largely a failure. grandma He claimed that “80 percent” of the missiles “evaded the country's air defense systems and hit Israeli targets. However, that is not what a Hebrew State spokesperson is saying.”
“Their media repeatedly report the words of the country's bloody Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who claims that this action was prevented thanks to advanced anti-aircraft defense systems.” grandma's I read the report.
Christian K. Caruso is a Venezuelan writer who chronicles life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter here.
