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04.09.26 - 22:09
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Argentina′s Milei Escalates Falklands Dispute With Oil Sanctions On UK, Israeli Firms (ZeroHedge)
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Argentina's Milei Escalates Falklands Dispute With Oil Sanctions On UK, Israeli Firms
Argentina's President Milei has announced plans to sign a decree sanctioning companies working on oil exploration of the Falkland Islands, coming a mere days after President Trump indicated that the US position on the archipelago was "under review".
The Libertarian-Right firebrand leader proclaimed quite provocatively that "The Falkland Islands are Argentinian, historically and legally. There is no debate" and added that the "winds of change" have more lately favored Argentina's claim.
Milei characterized the Falkland's Sea Lion Project, which is based out of what firmly remains a British territory, as essentially a resource-grab which undermines Argentinian sovereignty.
via photojet
The area to be tapped lies some 140 miles north of the Falkland Islands and is widely estimated to hold a whopping 1.7 billion barrels of oil.
The ambitious project involves Israeli and Britis...
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