# ‘Winds of change’: How Milei is reviving Argentina’s Falklands claim amid Trump-UK tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/45738

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-04 16:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/4/winds-of-change-how-milei-is-stirring-falklands-claim-amid-trump-uk-spat?traffic_source=rss

> Argentine President Javier Milei is using the long-running Falklands sovereignty dispute to threaten sanctions against a major offshore oil project while praising Donald Trump. Analysts say Trump’s questioning of Washington’s traditional position, alongside worsening US-UK relations over Iran, gives Milei an opening to rally support for Argentina’s claim.

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