Overview
- Mexico’s foreign minister and navy chief met U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson in Mexico City, saying the talks were cordial and centered on protecting human life and upholding national sovereignty.
- The Mexican Navy launched a search-and-rescue mission about 830 kilometers southwest of Acapulco after U.S. Southern Command triggered rescue protocols and Mexico assumed coordination.
- U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth said three strikes hit four boats in international waters, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor, and he described the targets as designated narcotics organizations.
- Washington released strike imagery and asserted intelligence links to drug trafficking, while Mexican statements and outside experts highlighted unresolved evidentiary and legal questions.
- The action is part of a broader U.S. maritime campaign that began in September, with media tallies citing at least 57 deaths and noting expanded U.S. naval and air deployments in the region.