The U.S. has launched military strikes on seven alleged drug trafficking vessels since September, killing at least 32.

The U.S. will slash assistance to Colombia and enact tariffs on its exports because the country's leader, Gustavo Petro, "does nothing to stop" drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

Calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro “an illegal drug leader,” President Donald Trump announced Sunday the end of all U.S. aid to the South American country, upending the relationship with one of the region’s closest military allies at a time of a massive U.

President Donald Trump calls Colombian President Gustavo Petro an illegal drug leader and accuses him of encouraging massive narcotics production.

President Trump accused Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug leader” and announced that his administration is cutting off all subsidies to the Latin American country. Trump further trashed his Colombian counterpart as a “very unpopular leader” and warned Petro to close up alleged drug fields,

Tensions between Colombia and the United States reached a new peak Sunday, with Donald Trump calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro “an illegal drug dealer”, promising to end “payments” to the country,

Attacks in Caribbean, aid cuts for Colombia and pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro blur the lines between counternarcotics and regime change.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation, escalating a feud that stems from the US

This comes amid rising tensions following US military strikes targeting drug traffickers in Caribbean waters, which Petro condemned as violations of Colombian sovereignty after a fisherman was killed.

The warning comes after President Gustavo Petro condemned a strike against what Trump claimed was a “drug-carrying submarine.”

Comments come after Petro accused US government of murder and demanded answers after latest strike in Caribbean.