Trump Says Mexico Will Halt Oil Shipments to Cuba as Pressure Campaign Intensifies

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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 ImagesPresident 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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