Overview
- Sheinbaum directed Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente to engage U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strengthen communication on bilateral security.
- She signaled readiness to speak directly with President Trump if necessary to clarify understandings and avoid misinterpretation.
- Mexican officials highlighted ongoing mechanisms, including a high-level joint group operating since September that shares intelligence on labs and operations.
- La Jornada reported a recent maritime understanding under which the Mexican Navy acts on U.S. alerts about suspect vessels approaching Mexican waters.
- Trump told Fox News the United States would start attacking cartels on land and said cartels control Mexico, comments voiced after a U.S. operation in Venezuela that heightened regional sensitivities.