Argentina's firebrand president has announced he will address the 'sacred' issue of the Falkland Islands this week, after the US said it would 'review' its position on the disputed archipelago.
Hard-right Javier Milei said in a post to X last night that he will speak on the 'SACRED issue for Argentines: the Malvinas cause' in a televised address on Thursday night.
'What cause more important and strategic for the vital interests of the Nation could there be than the Malvinas cause?', he wrote.
Mr Milei's ominous message comes just days after US President Donald Trump said he would not rule out reviewing Washington's traditionally neutral position regarding the disputed territory.
Asked on Monday whether the US was reviewing its position on the Falklands, Trump told reporters: 'I always review every position. That's just one of many.'
Mr Milei welcomed Mr Trump's comments about reviewing Washington's traditional neutrality towards the dispute.
Argentina refers to the South Atlantic archipelago as Las Malvinas and unsuccessfully attempted to wrest it from British control in 1982.
Another threat to the UK's sovereignty over the Falklands comes in the form of a lawsuit announced by Argentine groups on Tuesday to halt a British-Israeli oil project off the coast.
Hard-right Javier Milei (pictured) said he will speak on the 'SACRED issue for Argentines: the Malvinas cause' in a televised address
Argentina refers to the South Atlantic archipelago as Las Malvinas and unsuccessfully attempted to wrest it from British control in 1982 (File image)
The so-called Sea Lion oil field involves Britain's Rockhopper Exploration and Israel's Navitas Petroleum, who seek to establish a large-scale oil operation about 137 miles from the Falklands, according to the war veterans and environmental lawyers who are suing to stop the project.
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The project violates a United Nations resolution stating that unilateral actions must be avoided while a territorial dispute is ongoing, plaintiffs said.
Although the project is being carried out in a British-controlled area, they argue that a decision by local courts could affect its progress.
The complaint seeks to ensure that the companies 'refrain from starting and/or continuing the works... as well as from initiating the extraction and exploitation of hydrocarbons', lawyer Enrique Viale told AFP.
The Falklands question remains painful for many Argentines.
During the World Cup semi-final against England in July, some Argentine footballers held up a banner saying 'Las Malvinas are Argentine' after beating their foe 2-1.
After the display, a spokesperson for the British prime minister's Downing Street office responded: 'the World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are.'
Mount Tumbledown stands tall behind Stanley on the Falkland Islands on March 16, 2026
Britain and Argentina fought in 1982 over the islands after Argentina made a failed bid to take them
Donald Trump warned that the US position on the Falkland Islands is under review
Argentine forces attempted to seize control of the Falklands in 1982, which resulted in Britain's then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher sending a naval task force to reclaim them.
The war left 649 Argentines, 255 Britons and three islanders dead.
Ben Obese-Jecty, the Tory MP for Huntingdon, said on X this morning: 'Andy Burnham is set to attend the UN General Assembly next week, where last year Javier Milei reiterated Argentina's sovereignty claim.
'Ahead of that, and emboldened by the current US position, Milei continues to make overtures regarding the Falkland Islands, announcing a national broadcast for tomorrow evening.
'The new Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary must robustly challenge Milei over these claims where their predecessors meekly ignored it.'