“For Cuba, Iran, and North Korea, the absence of that same relief means continued isolation from mainstream global finance, even where the original rationale for designation [state support for terrorism] is, in Cuba’s case especially, widely contested as outdated,”

Ruslan Trad · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Trad told Al Jazeera that the absence of relief for Cuba, Iran, and North Korea means continued isolation from mainstream global finance, even where the original rationale for designation is widely contested as outdated.