US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States’ position on the Falkland Islands, the remote British-ruled archipelago in the South Atlantic.
– “I always review every position. That’s just one of many,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the islands’ sovereignty.
– Trump did not signal if the review would change the United States’ position on sovereignty, which has generally avoided taking sides since 1982.
– Argentina, led by Trump-ally Javier Milei, has also claimed sovereignty over the islands.
– A potential US shift was included among a range of options considered by the Pentagon earlier this year to pressure NATO allies it believes failed to support US military operations in the war with Iran.