<h1>US Secretary of State urges Mexico and Ecuador to deepen security, drug, trade and migration cooperation amid tensions</h1> The US Secretary of State visits Mexico and Ecuador to press for deeper cooperation on security, tariffs, trade, drugs and migration amid stepped-up US operations against drug cartels, including a recent US military strike on a vessel reportedly linked to a designated transnational gang that killed 11 people. The US seeks joint measures on fentanyl and precursor control and information-sharing, while the Mexican government stresses sovereignty and favors a memorandum of understanding rather than a formal pact. Tensions persist over tariff threats, extraditions and border enforcement as US officials emphasize migration control, cartel disruption and countering perceived malign foreign influence in the region.