Mexico at no risk of US military intervention, Sheinbaum says


Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses the media at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that members of the U.S. military would not be entering Mexican territory after a news report that Washington may take such action to combat drug cartels.

Earlier on Friday, The New York Times reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels.

Sheinbaum said her government had been informed of a coming order but that it had nothing to do with the U.S. military operating on Mexican soil.

(Reporting by Mexico newsroom; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Kylie Madry)

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