Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemns newly announced United States sanctions, saying they revive what he calls a “new and more dangerous version of McCarthyism.” In his remarks, Díaz-Canel frames the measures as part of a broader political approach toward Cuba and the region. He argues that Washington’s actions rely on a narrative in which far-right groups are presented as being supported or enabled, while opponents are described in a way that justifies pressure or “aggression.” The president also suggests that the U.S. links or aligns these political moves with rhetoric associated with the “radical left,” using that framing as a justification for the sanctions.
Across the two accounts, Díaz-Canel is presented as directly linking the sanctions to U.S. political tactics rather than any single economic or enforcement mechanism. Both sources report that he uses the term “McCarthyism” to describe the perceived nature of the U.S. policy and to characterize it as hostile and escalatory.
