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Mexico News Daily

March 2026

FIFA rejects relocation of Iran’s World Cup matches to Mexico despite Sheinbaum’s support

There are legitimate concerns about the Iranian national soccer team's safety in the United States, as the war led by the U.S. and Israel in the Middle East intensifies

Mehdi Tajan Iranian sports executive who is president of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran since August 2022 for second and third term
When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America,
Donald Trumppresident
The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,
When warnings are issued at the highest level about the environment being unsafe for Iranian football players, this indicates that the host country apparently lacks the capacity and ability to provide security for such an important sporting event,

How an era of tariffs is reshaping Mexico’s agriculture industry

Few economic relationships are as closely intertwined as the agricultural food systems of Mexico and the United States

Mexico extends its gas price cap as the Iran war spikes oil prices

President Claudia Sheinbaum, Energy Minister Luz Elena González Escobar and other federal officials met with representatives from more than 20 gas station companies on Wednesday to renew a pact to keep the price of gasoline below 24 pesos (US $1.34) per liter, equivalent to US $5.07 per gallon

While gasoline prices rise around the world, in Mexico we are protecting families’ economies through the renewal of the voluntary agreement with 96% of service stations so that regular gasoline remains below 24 pesos per liter,
The majority of [fuel] sales are of Magna [regular] gasoline,

Upstart Italy knocks Mexico out of World Baseball Classic... and the Olympics

All coach Benji Gil’s team had to do was defeat the upstart Italians, who had stunned the favored Americans a night earlier

Mexico partners with big tech to combat digital violence against women: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped

Mexico reached an agreement with Google, Meta and TikTok to combat digital violence against women — with X declining to join, citing no Mexican offices

Claudia Sheinbaumpresident
There are different forms of violence against women on digital platforms and the objective is to address this and for the platforms … to take down images or posts that are related to violence against women,
It’s a first agreement, it’s voluntary, but it allows the Ministry of Women to be in permanent contact with the [digital] platforms,

Sheinbaum likely to visit Brazil this year to strengthen bilateral energy relationship

Claudia Sheinbaumphone, President
For example, we’re very interested in ethanol, and we’re working on that [with Brazil] and some other issues of interest for Mexico and … for [Brazil],
Until now, I’ve told him no, but he’s been so persistent that it’s probable I’ll go to Brazil,
They have an election this year and I understand [the electoral process] starts in June, something like that. So I would have to go before June because I can’t go … [during] the election,

More than 24,000 illegal firearms seized since Sheinbaum took office

The firearms are smuggled into Mexico from the U.S., often after they have been purchased by straw buyers

We believe there is something the United States can help us with enormously: stopping the illegal trafficking of weapons from the United States to Mexico,
If the entry of illegal weapons from the United States into Mexico is stopped, these groups will not have this type of high-powered weaponry to carry out their criminal activities,

El Jalapeño: US launches ‘Shield of the Americas’ to combat cartels, neglects to invite countries where cartels actually are

The coalition, which Trump branded the “Shield of the Americas” at a summit held at a golf resort in Florida, includes Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru — countries analysts described as “usefully enthusiastic” — while excluding Mexico, Brazil and Colombia, which together account for the majority of the region’s GDP and, by most measures, the bulk of its institutional knowledge on the subject of cartels

Donald Trumppresident
The epicenter of cartel violence is Mexico,

Mexico will take on Team USA in a World Baseball Classic battle of undefeateds

Mexico trampled Brazil 16-0, in a 6-inning run-rule-shortened outing on Sunday to move to 2-0, good enough to sit atop Pool B, thanks to a run differential of 24

Benji Gilthe matchup, Mexico manager
I’ve said this before, they are a super team,
Benji Gilthe matchup, Mexico manager
It has become a rivalry when maybe it should never have been a rivalry,

Annual inflation rate climbs to 4.02% in February, with fruit and vegetable prices soaring

This would be sufficient for the board to start discussing a potential cut in the March meeting, as recent market volatility should be perceived as transitory,
Core inflation came in line with expectations, confirming no evidence [of an impact on inflation] from Asian tariffs at this stage,
Inflation is back above 4% and there are many risks that it will continue to rise,

Short circuit blamed for blaze that destroyed dozens of businesses in Puerto Escondido

Jorge Arturo Rivas Fernández del Ríoheroic Fire Department
It was a large-scale fire due to the high number of flammable materials found in the area. We’re talking about palapas, dry palms and wood,
In light of recent reports, we want to clarify that Punta Zicatela is not closed and continues to operate normally,

Mexico’s week in review: El Mencho’s burial, a sinking peso and the World Cup countdown

Following the burial of Jalisco New Generation Cartel founder "El Mencho" on Sunday in Zapopan, Mexico got back to business preparing for the World Cup and managing the fallout of the war in Iran

Mexico after El Mencho: The ‘Confidently Wrong’ podcast shares insider perspectives

The sleepy Pueblo Mágico of Tapalpa became ground zero for the Army operation that killed drug lord El Mencho in late February