President Petro has launched an initiative to invite several Latin American and European countries to call for peace and a ceasefire, using diplomatic channels to stop the current conflict. This was announced by President Claudia Sheinbaum during her morning briefing this Friday in Manzanillo, Colima. Sheinbaum pointed out that the conflict in the Middle East is affecting the entire world due to the region's characteristics. In this sense, we consider it essential that an immediate ceasefire be declared in the current Middle East conflict to open effective spaces for dialogue and negotiation, the joint communiqué signed by Sheinbaum, Gustavo Petro, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva states. Review of USMCA: Businessmen believe the war in the Middle East will play in Mexico's favor. Sheinbaum emphasized that it is important for Latin America to take this stance, as the region is globally recognized as a zone of peace. This Friday, the conflict reached a new peak of tension due to the intensity of the attacks, which, according to the U.S. government, may have reached Iran's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil have united in a call for a ceasefire in Iran through diplomatic channels and have invited other countries in the region and Europe to join this pressure due to the potential global economic consequences of the conflict. Yesterday they published a communiqué, which was actually quite weak, but there was no voice or video, said the head of the Pentagon during a press conference. Reports about the ayatollah come after he ordered his country's forces to keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed, a strategy Iran has maintained during military attacks, which keeps the oil market on edge. He mentioned, for example, that the price of crude oil returned above $100 per barrel, affecting gasoline prices worldwide. The three countries issued a joint communiqué stating that differences between states must be resolved through international diplomacy in accordance with the principles of the peaceful settlement of disputes. We know that the new, not so supreme, leader is injured and probably disfigured.
