The Trump administration expelled Richard Tur de la Concepción, Cuba’s first secretary to the U.N., after a heated confrontation at the United Nations. The incident began when Tur de la Concepción swatted at the phone of a U.S. official filming him in the General Assembly hall. U.S. Ambassador Michael Waltz accused him of assault and announced his removal from the country. The diplomatic clash occurred amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Cuba, with Marco Rubio calling for C.
I. A. collaboration and Donald Trump suggesting U.S. forces might act against the Cuban regime. The confrontation unfolded as Waltz opposed a resolution to end the U.S. embargo, leading to a verbal exchange with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who accused Waltz of lying.
The U.N. has seen annual votes on the embargo, with support dropping to 130 votes this year, a 20-year low.
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