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Rubio sanctions Cuban state bank for servicing Iran’s Karafarin Bank
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Daily Wire, RedState, PJ Media, The Epoch Times and Breitbart News report that Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Thursday against Banco Internacional de Comercio S.A., known as BICSA, a Cuban bank. According to the State Department, BICSA has provided services to Iran’s Karafarin Bank since at least 2022. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Karafarin in 2020 as part of a crackdown on Iran’s financial sector. The outlets say the sanctions block BICSA assets in the United States or held by U.S. persons. Rubio said the United States will not tolerate hostile foreign military, intelligence and terror operations in Cuba, and called Iran the world’s number one state sponsor of terrorism.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Thursday against the Cuban bank BICSA.
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The State Department says BICSA has provided services to Iran’s Karafarin Bank since at least 2022.
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The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Karafarin Bank in 2020.
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The sanctions block BICSA assets in the United States or held by U.S. persons.
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Rubio said Iran is the world’s number one state sponsor of terrorism.
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The right-side outlets tell this as a Trump administration move against a Cuban bank tied to Iran, stressing Rubio’s warnings and the Iran link, while the reported facts about the sanctions stay the same across all five outlets.
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Headlines present the action as sanctions on Cuba for backing Iran; the Far Right outlets on this side add communist-regime and Castro-era labels and combative wording.
U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Cuba for Supporting Iran
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hitsMore neutral: sanctions
The verb “hits” adds a sense of attack beyond the act of announcing sanctions.
‘Will Not Tolerate’: Rubio Hits Cuban Bank For Helping Blacklisted Iranian Lender
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CommiesMore neutral: communist officials
The label reduces communists to a contemptuous category and is the writer’s own term.
Bringing the financial pain to Commies and terrorists is always a good thing.
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SlamsMore neutral: Announces
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State Department Slams Sanctions on Cuban Bank Linked to Iranian Terror Finance
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genocidalMore neutral: the Iranian government
The word attaches a genocide charge to the Iranian government as a standing description, which the sanctions announcement does not establish.
…is taking action against a Cuban financial institution that is helping prop up the genocidal Iranian regime.
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red-green allianceMore neutral: claimed cooperation between Cuba and Iran
The term is a coinage that presents a claimed alliance between communism and Islamist groups as a settled fact.
The red-green alliance of communism and fundamentalist Islam is a very real and very dangerous fact.
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- Iran links of the Cuban bank
- Cuba as a communist regime
- Rubio’s warnings and statements
- Trump administration policy
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U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Cuba for Supporting Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced sanctions against the Cuban communist regime's BICSA bank for providing services to Iran's Karafarin Bank, a U.S.-sanctioned entity.
- The Epoch TimesFar Right
US Sanctions Cuban Bank Linked to Iran
The United States continues to increase economic pressure on Cuba while maintaining an oil blockade against the island country.
- The Daily WireFar Right
‘Will Not Tolerate’: Rubio Loaded verb“Hits”The verb “hits” adds a sense of attack beyond the act of announcing sanctions.More neutral: sanctionsDisagree with this highlight? Cuban Bank For Helping Blacklisted Iranian Lender
Secretary of State Marco Rubio dropped the hammer on Communist Cuba’s banking system Thursday, sanctioning a state-owned bank he says has been servicing a blacklisted Iranian lender for years. …
Rubio Designates Cuban Institution for Helping Fund Iranian Regime
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking action against a Cuban financial institution that is helping prop up the Loaded modifier“genocidal”The word attaches a genocide charge to the Iranian government as a standing description, which the sanctions announcement does not establish.More neutral: the Iranian governmentDisagree with this highlight? Iranian regime. The Partisan shorthand“red-green alliance”The term is a coinage that presents a claimed alliance between communism and Islamist groups as a settled fact.More neutral: claimed cooperation between Cuba and IranDisagree with this highlight? of communism and fundamentalist Islam is a very real and very dangerous fact.
State Department Loaded verb“Slams”The verb adds a sense of attack and drama to what the report describes as a sanctions announcement.More neutral: AnnouncesDisagree with this highlight? Sanctions on Cuban Bank Linked to Iranian Terror Finance
Bringing the financial pain to Dehumanizing label“Commies”The label reduces communists to a contemptuous category and is the writer’s own term.More neutral: communist officialsDisagree with this highlight? and terrorists is always a good thing. It hurts them, it helps the civilized world, and now and then it even gives us a chuckle. …
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The Daily Wire, Oct 15, 1:21 PM EDT
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- The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 15, 5:47 PM EDT
- Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 16, 12:22 PM EDT
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