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Mexico's Sheinbaum Warns Trump Choking Cuba's Oil Supply Could Trigger 'Humanitarian Crisis' in Havana

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned tariffs on oil suppliers could impact hospitals, food, and basic services in Cuba and urged diplomatic efforts to avert crisis.

  • On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba could trigger a humanitarian crisis affecting hospitals, food and basic services.
  • With Venezuela's deliveries sliding in recent weeks, the US issued an executive order aiming to pressure Cuba by targeting countries like Mexico that ship it oil.
  • Her top diplomat will contact his US counterpart to clarify the decree and seek alternatives to help Cubans while weighing risks to Mexico's export-driven economy.
  • Earlier Friday, Cuba declared an emergency as its foreign minister called the move 'blackmail and coercion' and President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced it as an extraordinary threat.
  • Bloomberg Economics noted tariffs remain unlikely given trade ties, but analysts say Mexico may halt exports to Cuba due to risks of continued shipments.
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Donald Trump has threatened Cuba's oil suppliers with tariffs, Cuba's president calls this criminal. Mexico's president fears a humanitarian crisis on the island.

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After warning that the tariffs announced by Donald Trump could trigger a humanitarian crisis in Cuba, President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico will seek to support the Cuban people, but without putting the country at risk. The President reported that she instructed the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Juan Ramón de la Fuente, to establish immediate communication with the State Department to know precisely the scope of the decree issued by Washi…

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Juan R. Hernández / Grupo Canton President Claudia Sheinbaum alerts humanitarian crisis in Cuba following the energy decree of the United States. Mexico City.- From Baja California, with the Pacific as a backdrop and away from the marble of Palacio Nacional, President Claudia Sheinbaum set a stance on humanitarian crisis.It was her fifth morning [...] The post Mexico alerts humanitarian crisis in Cuba after EU energy decree appeared first on Qui…

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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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