# Argentine leader says oil firms working off Falklands face sanctions

https://mins.news/en/item/44699

- BBC News, 2026-09-04 02:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyk18g1l8ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> President Javier Milei says Argentina will sanction oil companies operating off the Falkland Islands, renewing Buenos Aires’ sovereignty claim over the British overseas territory. He says the “winds of change” favour Argentina and calls the Sea Lion field, due to be explored by British and Israeli firms, a “clear and present danger”.

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