‘Winds of change’: How Milei is stirring Falklands claim amid Trump-UK spat

Argentina’s President Javier Milei is capitalising on his country’s long-running claim to the Falkland Islands by coupling threats of sanctions over a major offshore oil project with lavish praise for Donald Trump, after the US president publicly questioned Washington’s position over the disputed UK territory.Milei’s remarks come as relations between Trump and the UK government have deteriorated over the UK’s refusal to support US military action against Iran, and as the right-wing Milei increasingly positions Argentina as one of Washington’s closest ideological allies in Latin America.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel takes its war on Palestine into the AI agelist 2 of 4‘Build The Wall’: White House arcade games face backlashlist 3 of 4Reform UK officials step down as new funding scandal hits far-right partylist 4 of 4India’s Smriti Mandhana becomes top run-scorer in women’s cricketend of listThe UK has administered the Falkland Islands, which Argentina calls Las Malvinas, since 1833. However, as the islands lie off its shores, Argentina claims sovereignty over them.The US has traditionally supported the UK’s claim to the territory. But analysts say Trump’s will...