Argentina’s Milei threatens legal action over Falklands oil project

Argentina gives UK two weeks to cease operations or face maritime court action.Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026Argentinian President Javier Milei has threatened the British government with legal action unless it stops an oil project off the disputed Falkland Islands, the British-administered territory over which Buenos Aires claims sovereignty.Milei gave the United Kingdom a two-week ultimatum on Monday evening, saying it must halt all work on the Sea Lion oil project or Argentina will ask the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a maritime court in Hamburg, Germany, to order a stop to the project.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why is Argentina reigniting the Falklands dispute?list 2 of 3Why do the Falkland Islands matter to the UK and Argentina so much?list 3 of 3Milei says UN ‘looking the other way’ on Falkland Islands disputeend of listHe called the operations “the illegal plundering of our resources” and declared “Argentina will not stand idly by” as the UK causes “irreversible and irreparable” damage.The companies developing the project, Israel’s Navitas and Britain’s Rockhopper, have shrugged off Argentina’s threats, insisting they have valid explo...