Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Rejects U.S. Strike in Venezuela, Urges Stronger U.N. Involvement

She cited Mexico’s constitutional non‑intervention policy as the basis for opposing foreign military actions.

Overview

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico does not agree with interventions, particularly military ones, and reaffirmed that stance at her morning press conference.
  • U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that American forces struck a Venezuelan pier used to load drugs, described in press accounts as the administration’s first land strike in Venezuela.
  • The New York Times reported the operation was carried out by drones against a dock believed tied to the Tren de Aragua criminal group.
  • Sheinbaum called for disputes to be handled through diplomacy and multilateral channels and indicated openness to convening countries to seek peaceful solutions.
  • Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil thanked Sheinbaum for urging a greater role for the United Nations as regional tensions remain elevated.