Tag: Falklands sovereignty

• Friday, September 4th 2026 - 07:21 UTC

  Milei announces sanctions against oil firms operating off the Falklands without Argentine approval

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Thursday, in a televised national address, sanctions against companies taking part in hydrocarbon development off the Falklands without Argentine authorization, along with the construction of a naval base in Tierra del Fuego, at the country's southern tip. The message, recorded at the Casa Rosada alongside his full cabinet, raised tensions with the United Kingdom at a moment when Washington has cast doubt on its traditional neutrality in the dispute.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 17:50 UTC

  Argentine analysts rule out a real shift by Washington on the Falklands

  

  Argentine specialists in international affairs consulted this week agree that Donald Trump's statement about a possible review of the US position on the Falklands responds to pressure on London rather than to any substantive change on sovereignty over the archipelago.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 17:38 UTC

  Trump hints he would not back the UK and doubts its “capacity” to retake the Falklands

  

  US President Donald Trump has suggested his country would not come to Britain's aid in a possible conflict with Argentina over the Falklands, linking that position to the lack of British support in Washington's war with Iran.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2026 - 07:50 UTC

  The UK dismisses Trump's remarks and reaffirms its sovereignty over the Falklands

  

  The British government on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's remarks about a possible review of Washington's position on the Falklands, and reiterated its commitment to the archipelago's status.

• Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 17:28 UTC

  Milei announces a national address on Thursday over the Falklands claim

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will address the nation on Thursday evening to set out the state of the sovereignty claim over the Falklands, a day after US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing his country's position on the archipelago.

• Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 11:26 UTC

  Trump says he reviews “every position” when asked about Falklands sovereignty

  

  US President Donald Trump replied on Monday in the Oval Office, when asked whether his government was reviewing its position of neutrality on the Falklands: “I always review every position. That's just one of many.” It is the first time he has publicly addressed the sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina, though his answer committed to nothing.

• Monday, August 17th 2026 - 23:48 UTC

  A Chelsea fan displays a Falklands flag as Enzo Fernández comes on

  

  A Chelsea supporter held up a Falkland Islands flag at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández came onto the pitch during the club's final pre-season friendly, a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.

• Saturday, August 8th 2026 - 07:38 UTC

  Celtic roots of both the Falklands and Malvinas names?

  

  The Irish Times has published a very interesting piece from Tomaí Ó Conghaile following on the fallout from the World Cup, who argues that both the English and Spanish versions of the Falkland-Malvinas Islands names have their roots in Celtic languages.

• Friday, August 7th 2026 - 20:58 UTC

  Why the Falkland Islands are British

  

  By Graham Pascoe (*)
  
  On 11 July 2026 the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, wrote a long article on the Falkland Islands (or the Malvinas, as they are called in Spanish) in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación, as Iona Cleave reported in the London Telegraph the next day. On 23 July he published an almost identical article in the Israeli English-language daily Jerusalem Post. In both his articles the foreign minister repeated several arguments which (he said) showed the strength of Argentina's claim to the Falklands. Unfortunately for him, everything he said is historically and legally untrue, as will be pointed out below.

• Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 08:00 UTC

  “Self-determination lies with the Falkland Islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK”

  

  By Simon Walters (*)<br />
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  At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed.