{"id":550674,"date":"2026-04-25T22:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T22:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/550674\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T22:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T22:08:32","slug":"argentina-renews-call-for-falklands-talks-amid-potential-shift-in-us-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/550674\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina renews call for Falklands talks amid potential shift in US stance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Argentina<\/a> has called for talks with the UK over the Falkland Islands after reports the US could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s lack of support for the war in Iran.<\/p>\n

Downing Street had earlier insisted the sovereignty of the Falklands<\/a> was \u201cnot in question\u201d.<\/p>\n

That came after an internal Pentagon email set out options for president Donald Trump\u2019s administration to punish Nato allies<\/a> for refusing to join the US-Israeli<\/a> strikes against Iran.<\/p>\n

The memo, first reported by Reuters, suggests reassessing US \u200cdiplomatic support for \u201cimperial possessions\u201d such as the Falklands.<\/p>\n

Argentina has long claimed sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and invaded them in 1982 before being defeated in a short but bloody war.<\/p>\n

\"DonaldDonald Trump\u2019s administration is reportedly seeking ways to punish Nato allies for refusing to join US strikes against Iran (Reuters)<\/p>\n

Downing Street said the UK\u2019s stance on the Falklands was not going to change<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Falkland Islands have previously voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory, and we\u2019ve always stood behind the islanders\u2019 right to self-determination and the fact that sovereignty rests with the UK,\u201d a No 10 spokesman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question of the Falkland Islands and the UK\u2019s sovereignty and the islanders\u2019 right to self-determination is not in question, and we\u2019ve expressed that position clearly and consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Argentina\u2019s foreign minister Pablo Quirno posted on X in response: \u201cThe Argentine Republic once again expresses its willingness to resume bilateral negotiations with the United Kingdom that will allow for finding a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute and bring an end to the special and particular colonial situation in which they are immersed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Falkland Islands government said it had \u201ccomplete confidence in the commitment made by the UK Government to uphold and defend our right of self-determination\u201d.<\/p>\n

The row is the latest sign of the strains in the US-UK relationship as the King and Queen prepare for their state visit on Monday.<\/p>\n

Downing Street said it was confident the trip would \u201cshowcase the very best of the UK-US bilateral relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n

The US president is an ally of Argentina\u2019s president Javier Milei<\/a>, while his relationship with Sir Keir has deteriorated dramatically since the start of the Iran crisis.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister has refused to give the US free rein in its use of British military bases to conduct the bombing campaign against Iran.<\/p>\n

Limited permission was granted for bases \u2013 including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory \u2013 to be used in defensive actions against Iran\u2019s missile sites and installations threatening the Strait of Hormuz, but only after Tehran\u2019s retaliatory actions began.<\/p>\n

\"DowningDowning Street said the UK\u2019s stance on the Falklands was not going to change (PA Media)<\/p>\n

The US State Department describes the Falklands as \u201cadministered by the United Kingdom, claimed by Argentina\u201d and uses the Spanish name Islas Malvinas alongside the English name.<\/p>\n

The potential for a shift in the US position has been considered in the Foreign Office although it has been treated as a \u201chypothetical scenario\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ben Judah, who was a special adviser to former foreign secretary David Lammy, said the potential shift had been considered as a hypothetical scenario when he was working in the Foreign Office, and that \u201cthe Milei issue is actually a concern\u201d.<\/p>\n

He suggested converting the islands from overseas territories to overseas kingdoms, represented by MPs elected to Westminster.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this were already the case, His Majesty would be visiting Washington to see Trump this week as King of the Kingdom of the Falklands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon email expressed frustration at Nato allies\u2019 reluctance to grant access, basing and overflight (ABO) rights for the Iran war.<\/p>\n

It suggested Spain could be suspended from the Nato alliance over its refusal to allow bases or airspace to be used to attack Iran.<\/p>\n

Downing Street backs Spain\u2019s membership of the \u201cabsolutely critical\u201d alliance.<\/p>\n

Reform UK\u2019s Nigel Farage<\/a> said he would raise the issue of the Falklands personally with the Argentinian president when he visits him later this year and tell him their status is \u201cnon-negotiable\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said the US stance was \u201cabsolute nonsense\u201d and compared it to Mr Trump\u2019s comments on Greenland.<\/p>\n

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said the King\u2019s visit to the US should be cancelled, adding: \u201cThe state visit should clearly be pulled \u2013 this unreliable, damaging president cannot keep insulting our country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[133721,59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-550674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-kingdom","8":"tag-domestic-politics","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-greatbritain","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}