US EditionSheinbaum: Mexico Will Seek Dialogue with U.S. on Trump’s Cuba Oil Order
Sheinbaum seeks U.S. guidance to avoid tariffs as Mexico supplies about 20,000 barrels of oil daily to Cuba, crucial amid Venezuela's cut-off, risking a humanitarian crisis.
- On Thursday, Trump issued an executive order establishing potential tariffs on countries providing oil to Cuba, and on Friday, Sheinbaum said Mexico would seek clarification from Washington to avoid tariffs or halting shipments.
- This month, the ouster of Nicolás Maduro made Mexican crude urgent for Cuba, which received about 20,000 barrels daily for much of 2025, Jorge R. Piñón said.
- Ceasing oil deliveries could cut power to hospitals and homes, threatening services across Cuba's 11 million people, which faces a daily shortfall of about 60,000 barrels amid declining shipments this year.
- Sheinbaum said `We cannot put our country at risk in terms of tariffs` and warned against new U.S. levies as divisions within the Morena political bloc deepen.
- Beyond the immediate dispute, Mexico's historic ties to Cuba—including the 1956 Granma voyage—and uncertain support from Russia, Angola, Algeria, and Brazil complicate long-term options amid U.S. pressure.
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Trump is pressuring Cuba. It’s putting Mexico in a tough spot.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s increasingly overt attempts to bring down the Cuban government are forcing Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum into a delicate diplomatic dance. Mexico is the U.S.’s largest trading partner. It is also the primary supplier of oil to Cuba since the U.S. seized control of Venezuela’s crude. Now, Sheinbaum must manage her relationship with a mercurial Trump, who has at times both praised her leadership and threatened …
After warning that the tariffs announced by Trump could trigger a humanitarian crisis in Cuba, President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico will seek to support the island, but first it will know the scope of the decree to not put the country at risk. "We don't want to put our country at risk in terms of tariffs," she said at the morning conference held in this border city. The governor informed that she instructed Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de…
Mexico seeks to avoid US tariffs on states shipping oil to Cuba
MEXICO CITY, Jan 30 - Mexico will seek diplomatic solutions and alternatives to help Cuba, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on countries supplying the Caribbean island with oil. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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