Trump Says Mexico Will Halt Oil to Cuba as Havana Confirms Contacts Without Formal Talks

Overview

• Trump announced that Mexico will stop sending oil to Cuba, escalating a pressure campaign following his decree to levy tariffs on countries supplying crude to the island.
• Cuba’s vice foreign minister said there have been message exchanges and embassy contacts with Washington but emphasized there is no formal negotiating table.
• Cuba’s foreign ministry publicly offered to resume and expand security cooperation with the United States, conditioning any engagement on sovereignty and mutual respect.
• Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum denied discussing Cuban oil with Trump and warned that cutting supplies could trigger a broad humanitarian crisis, while one outlet reported shipments were suspended under U.S. pressure.
• Venezuela’s crude exports to Cuba were already halted after the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, deepening Cuba’s fuel shortages, blackouts and economic strain.