‘Winds of change’: How Milei is stirring Falklands claim amid Trump-UK spat
Analysts say Argentina's president sees an opportunity to exploit Trump’s growing tensions with London.
Argentina has renewed its claim over the Falklands Islands, increasing tensions with the United Kingdom. President Javier Milei warned that Buenos Aires would respond to what he called a growing threat.
The dispute centers around an oil project near the islands, where British company Rockhopper Exploration and Israel's Navitas Petroleum plan to begin drilling. Argentina considers the project an illegal exploitation of resources in waters it claims as its own.
President Milei announced sanctions against companies drilling in the disputed territory, including Israeli-linked companies involved in the offshore drilling. He also announced new funding for a naval base in Argentina's southernmost province of Tierra del Fuego. According to Fortune, Milei praised US President Donald Trump for suggesting that Washington could reconsider its neutral stance on the islands' sovereignty.
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