United States State Department
Coverage of United States State Department in the Nexus archive.
- Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment
Cuba claims that ongoing U.S. sanctions are obstructing its efforts to open up the economy to private investment, despite passing sweeping domestic reforms. Cuban officials argued that successive penalties and an oil blockade have exacerbated blackouts and shortages of medicine and food, causing some companies like Meliá to pull out. Experts added that they suggested the current US policy goal is not only economic opening but also overhauling the political system.
- US strikes Iran for 10th consecutive night as Tehran strikes tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, while the U.S. conducted its 10th consecutive night of airstrikes targeting Iranian military sites. The interim deal to end the conflict has failed, shipping through the strait has stalled, and the U.S. warned of potential global attacks by Iran. President Donald Trump vowed retaliation for any U.S. military casualties.
- Trump admin slams 'two-tiered' policing after British cops cuffed dying man deemed racist by killer
The Trump administration condemned British police for cuffing Henry Nowak, a dying student stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, after officers prioritized Digwa's false racial abuse claims over Nowak's pleas for help. VP JD Vance linked the incident to threats against Western civilization, citing 'two-tiered policing' and ideological decline.
- Rubio Suggests U.S. Return to Global Vaccine Program in Rebuke of Kennedy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the State Department will re-engage with Gavi, a global vaccine program, and this move is presented as a rebuke of Kennedy.