After an escalation of tension between the U.S. and Colombia, President Gustavo Petro met with John McNamara, the U.S. chargé d'affaires to calm the situation.

President Donald Trump threatened Colombia, its third-largest trading partner in Latin America, with higher tariffs on all US imports and a stop to all forms of US payments.

While it remains unclear whether the White House will follow through with his threats, Colombia is bracing for the worst case scenario as relations with its historic ally and largest trading partner reach a new low.

Alvaro Uribe became the first Colombian leader to be criminally convicted after a trial in August in which a judge handed the 73-year-old the maximum sentence. The case against him was linked to claims he ordered a lawyer to bribe jailed paramilitaries to discredit claims he had ties to their organisations.

The Trump administration said it struck another alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, drawing criticism from some lawmakers, including Republican Sen. Rand Paul. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more from the White House.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country and Colombia are "one country" as the United States escalates pressure on both countries with military operations in the Caribbean