U.S. Officially Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List

The U.S. has formally dropped Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

"The rescission of Cuba's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism reflects our assessment that Cuba meets the statutory criteria for rescission," State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said in a statement.

"While the United States has significant concerns and disagreements with a wide range of Cuba's policies and actions, these fall outside the criteria relevant to the rescission of a State Sponsor of Terrorism designation."

Now that Cuba is off the list there are only three countries remaining: Iran, Sudan and Syria. 

Source: NBC News

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