Overview
- President Donald Trump said the U.S. is negotiating a deal with the "highest people" in Cuba after escalating pressure on the island's economy.
- Cuba's deputy foreign minister told the Associated Press there is no current dialogue with Washington, though Havana is open to talks under set conditions and rejects being labeled a U.S. security threat.
- Trump signed an executive order authorizing tariffs on any country that supplies oil to Cuba, alongside reported U.S. interceptions of Venezuela-linked tankers.
- Cubans are facing worsening fuel shortages and rolling blackouts, with long lines reported at gas stations in Havana.
- Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba and said her government is seeking a diplomatic path to continue oil shipments despite U.S. tariff threats.