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Argentine president threatens sanctions on Falklands oil firms as UK reaffirms sovereignty
September 6, 2026 at 06:55 AM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 63 hours
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Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claim
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Trump says US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review
(opens the publisher’s site)Argentine President Javier Milei announced sanctions on oil firms operating near the Falkland Islands and a naval base, drawing a UK response reaffirming its sovereignty claim.
- Milei said Argentina would impose sanctions on companies exploiting oil near the Falklands, citing the Sea Lion field, where Britain's Rockhopper Exploration and Israel's Navitas Petroleum plan to begin extraction within two years.
- Milei announced plans for a naval base in Tierra del Fuego and reiterated the islands were "historically and legally" Argentinean.
- Trump said the US position on the Falklands is "one of many" under review.
- UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Britain's position was "unwavering," while Defence Secretary Wes Streeting described the UK's commitment to the islands as "absolute and unshakeable."