Trump Says Mexico Will Halt Oil Shipments to Cuba as Pressure Campaign Intensifies
The image shows the Mexican chemical and oil tanker Bicentenario at the nicó López oil refinery in Havana on June 8, 2023. The accompanying text reports that on February 2, President Donald Trump said Mexico would stop sending oil to Cuba as part of a U.S.-led effort to cut havana’s remaining fuel supplies and push it toward negotiations. Trump stated that Mexico would cease oil shipments but did not provide details on timing or enforcement.
Mexican chemical and oil tanker Bicentenario is seen at the Ñico Lopez oil refinery in Havana on June 8, 2023. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump said on Feb. 2 that Mexico would stop sending oil to Cuba, escalating a U.S.-led pressure campaign aimed at cutting off the communist-run island’s remaining fuel supplies and pushing Havana toward negotiations.
“Mexico is going to cease sending them oil,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, without offering details on timing or enforcement.
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