India, Oct. 28 -- US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz found himself in a heated exchange with Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Tuesday, when Parrilla walked up to Waltz's podium during his remarks and accused him of dishonesty.

The confrontation occurred as the UN prepares for a vote on whether to condemn the US embargo against Cuba, widely recognized as the world's longest-standing economic and trade embargo in contemporary times.

Parrilla has leveled accusations that the US is coercing other nations to vote against condemning the embargo, particularly given that the recent fuel restrictions have triggered a severe deterioration of Cuba's once-respected healthcare infrastructure, resulting in double...