Trump pressures Mexico for energy deals in crunch trade talks
Move triggers alarm in Mexico City, where domestic control of sensitive sector is part of modern political identity
Source: Financial Times
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DW NOTE
Trump is demanding energy concessions from Mexico while the Strait of Hormuz is closed and oil trades above $100. Mexico's constitutional ban on foreign energy ownership dates to the 1938 Pemex nationalisation — it isn't a trade position, it's founding doctrine. He's asking them to surrender what they revolted for while he holds tariffs over their head.