Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands

Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands

Comments signal president prepared to use dispute to push UK to raise defence spending and Nato contributions Donald Trump has suggested he is reconsidering US support for Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, in a move likely to strain the “special relationship” between Washington and London. “I always review every position – that’s just one of many,” the US president told reporters in the White House, in response to a question about whether he was reviewing the US’s position over th

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UK support for Falkland Islands 'unwavering', No 10 says

The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the "winds of change" favoured his country's claim on the British overseas territory.

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Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support

The US president says the UK was not "there to help me" in his ongoing war with Iran.

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Trump’s Falkland Islands controversy is much ado about nothing

The renewed controversy over the United Kingdom’s Falkland Islands territory is a tempest in a teapot. The Falkland Islands are well-defended, and President Donald Trump is highly unlikely to remove U.S. recognition of the U.K.’s sovereignty over them. In addition, while Argentina senses an opportunity to bolster its claims over the Islands, its means of […]

Sep 3, 2026