On January 29, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order effectively blocking Cuba from acquiring oil imports. This decision has drawn in multiple international actors, namely the governments of Mexico and Venezuela, Cuba’s other two major oil suppliers. Mexican and Venezuelan presidents, Scheinbaum and Rodriguez respectively, grapple with whether to take a decisive stance against what many deem superfluous, U.S. intervention in the region is wise or catastrophic to more than just economic relations.

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