Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on February 6, 2026, at approximately 6:00 PM UTC that she will send humanitarian aid to Cuba by Monday at the latest, while oil shipments remain paralyzed, according to an X post by MagJorgeCastro during the 59-minute reporting window from 5:16:46 PM to 6:16:17 PM UTC. The announcement specifies humanitarian aid delivery no later than Monday, February 10, 2026, but notes the ongoing paralysis of oil shipments to Cuba, as stated in the X post (https://x.com/MagJorgeCastro/status/2019824845870231789). This development occurs amid Cuba's deepening fuel crisis, highlighted by Granma province's paralysis of inter-provincial transport due to fuel shortages in the prior reporting window from 4:16:43 PM to 5:16:35 PM UTC, as previously reported by MagJorgeCastro. The Mexican aid pledge follows US Navy monitoring of the OFAC-sanctioned oil tanker SANDINO north of Cuba, which changed course to avoid the USS Stockdale during the window from 3:16:37 PM to 4:16:33 PM UTC, according to AeroNoticiasVE citing FlconEYES. The tanker's estimated 45,000-50,000 tons of fuel underscores Cuba's supply challenges relevant to the current oil shipment paralysis.
