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Trump Orders Pentagon to Prepare Cartel Strikes Abroad; Mexico Refuses Intervention
- On Friday, August 8, 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly rejected reports of U.S. military intervention despite a directive targeting drug cartels.
- This followed a New York Times report that President Trump signed a directive nearly six months after designating six Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations.
- Sheinbaum stated her government was informed of the order, which does not involve U.S. military personnel entering Mexico, and cooperation remains limited to intelligence sharing.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized treating cartels as armed terrorist groups to enable targeting via military and intelligence, while Ambassador Ronald Johnson noted fentanyl border seizures dropped by over half.
- The situation suggests continued U.S.-Mexico collaboration against cartels, with Sheinbaum firmly ruling out U.S. military invasion as unauthorized and inconsistent with any agreement.
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