Mexico to seek diplomatic solution after US threatens Cuba oil tariffs

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday her country would seek diplomatic solutions and alternatives to help Cuba after the United States threatened tariffs on nations that supply the Caribbean nation with oil.



"We need to know the scope because we don't want to put our country at risk in terms of tariffs," Sheinbaum said in a morning press conference, adding that she had instructed her foreign minister to reach out to the U.S. State Department.



Mexico is one of Cuba's only remaining suppliers of oil and its shipments are a lifeline for the island.



Sheinbaum ‌said cutting off oil shipments could cause a serious humanitarian crisis in Cuba, affecting transportation, key infrastructure including hospitals and electricity generation.