Colombian President Gustavo Petro fired back at Washington after the Trump administration imposed sweeping sanctions on him, his family, and top officials, accusing them of aiding the global drug trade. The U.S. Treasury alleged Petro “allowed drug cartels to flourish,” while Petro claimed the move was retaliation for exposing CIA links to the controversial Pegasus spyware program. The diplomatic clash marks a major escalation between a key South American ally and the U.S., as tensions rise over American military operations and expanded naval deployments targeting drug routes in the Pacific.
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