• 🕊️ Iran-US ceasefire welcomed: Sheinbaum called the two-week ceasefire deal between Washington and Tehran “good for the country,” citing falling oil prices as a direct benefit.

• ⛏️ Miner found alive: Sheinbaum acknowledged that a second survivor was located 13 days after a tailings dam collapse at Sinaloa’s Santa Fe mine: 42-year-old Francisco Zapata Nájera is alive but still trapped underground. Rescuers are pumping out water and hope to extract him today.

• ⛽ Sheinbaum eyes sustainable fracking: The president reiterated openness to a “sustainable” form of the gas and oil extraction technique, saying saltwater and organic substances could replace the toxic chemicals traditionally used.

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Why today’s mañanera matters

President Claudia Sheinbaum used her opening remarks to comment on the most significant global development of the last 24 hours — the ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran.

Today’s mañanera was also important as Sheinbaum once again spoke about the possibility of “sustainable” fracking taking place in Mexico. The president is determined to make progress toward the goal of making Mexico self-sufficient for energy, although she acknowledged that the reliance on natural gas imports from the United States will continue for the foreseeable future.

Sheinbaum: Iran-US ceasefire is ‘good’ for Mexico 

At the start of her mañanera, Sheinbaum acknowledged that the United States and Iran reached a two-week ceasefire deal.

“I think the whole world recognizes these two weeks [of ceasefire] between Iran and the United States that was agreed to yesterday. It’s also good for the country because oil prices have come down,” she said.

“… I think the whole world at this time is seeking peace in Iran and the Middle East and the whole world,” Sheinbaum added.

Mexico’s President Claudia #Sheinbaum @Claudiashein mentioned during her morning press conference that the entire world recognizes the two-week ceasefire agreed upon by the #UnitedStates and #Iran She stated that this is a positive development for #Mexico due to the drop in #oil… pic.twitter.com/FIj3blS4Hs

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) April 8, 2026

‘Incredible news’: Sheinbaum celebrates location of trapped miner

Sheinbaum acknowledged that a second miner had been found alive 13 days after a collapse occurred at the Santa Fe silver and gold mine in the Sinaloa municipality of El Rosario. She noted that a deceased miner was also found on Tuesday.

Sheinbaum described the location of the surviving miner — who has not yet been rescued — as “incredible news.”

“He’s still in the mine, but he was found alive,” Sheinbaum said before noting that four miners were trapped when a tailings dam collapsed at the mine on March 25. One of the miners was pulled to safety on March 29, while one other has still not been located.

Sheinbaum noted that divers entered a part of the mine “where there was a lot of water” on Tuesday and succeeded in locating a surviving miner, identified as 42-year-old Francisco Zapata Nájera.

Authorities are now waiting for water to be pumped out of the mine in order to remove the miner, she said, adding that it was hoped that the rescue would occur today.

Sheinbaum reiterates openness to ‘sustainable’ fracking

After expressing her opposition to traditional fracking due to environmental and water use concerns, Sheinbaum reiterated her openness to allowing a “sustainable” form of the gas and oil extraction technique.

“If we’re going to do non-conventional gas exploitation, it has to be done in a sustainable way,” she said, adding that environmental impacts would need to be reduced to the fullest extent possible.

Sheinbaum said that it is now possible to substitute “powerful chemicals” commonly used in fracking with other “substances” that don’t have a negative environmental impact. “Many of them are organic,” she added.

She also said that saltwater, rather than potable water, can be used in a more sustainable form of fracking.

Sheinbaum said that a “committee of scientists” has been formed to assess whether sustainable fracking is feasible in Mexico.

“We’re going to present this committee of scientists next Wednesday,” she said, adding that if they determine that sustainable fracking is indeed feasible, they will explain exactly how it will be done and how much it will cost.

Sheinbaum said that the “sovereignty” of Mexico, “the development of the country” and its “environmental future” will be central considerations in any decision her government makes about fracking. She also said that the commencement of sustainable fracking in Mexico — if approved — would likely take 10 to 15 years.

“Will [Mexico’s] importation of gas end? No, it will be difficult, because we’re importing a lot,” the president said.

Sheinbaum’s remarks on Wednesday came almost two months after she indicated that her government could allow a form of sustainable fracking in order to increase domestic production of natural gas, a fuel that Mexico currently imports from the United States in large quantities.