The United States designated Clan del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, tightening legal and financial pressure after Washington had earlier added the group to sanctions lists to curb its cocaine trafficking.The move freezes assets in U.S. jurisdiction, criminalizes material support, strengthens OFAC enforcement and names alleged leaders including Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego and José Miguel Demoya Hernández under Executive Order 14059.The designation risks complicating Gustavo Petro’s talks with the group—planned concentrations from March 1 next year in Chocó and Córdoba—because the Trump administration and officials such as Pete Hegseth have signaled a harder line that could undercut progress.