The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that he could mediate between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the dispute over the Falkland Islands and even questioned the British ability to maintain their position amid their own internal crises.
The statements were made this Saturday in Dublin, following a meeting he held with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. In front of the press, Trump noted that the Falklands seem “very interesting” to him and described Argentina and the United Kingdom as “two countries” that are currently “angry” with each other.
The U.S. president also recalled the history of the islands and stated that the British “came in and took them over,” and doubted that the United Kingdom would currently be capable of carrying out a similar military action due to the problems it faces internally.
“(The British) have a little problem with immigration, with energy, and other issues they need to resolve, so I don’t know if they will be willing to travel that far (...) we are talking about weeks on ships. I’m sure they would involve me in that potential disaster, but I would probably be able to solve it,” expressed the U.S. president.
Milei's Announcements on the Falklands
Trump's words come just days after the government of Javier Milei relaunched Argentina's agenda regarding the Falklands issue.
On September 4, the President announced a set of measures related to sovereignty over the islands, including regulations on sanctions against companies that exploit hydrocarbons in the area without Argentine authorization, an increase in the budget allocated to Defense, and a project to build an Integrated Naval Base in Ushuaia.
Part of that package was formalized through DNU 867/2026 and Decree 868/2026. The latter established that the Foreign Ministry will be the authority responsible for enforcing Law 26.659, which includes penalties for exploration or exploitation activities of hydrocarbons on the Argentine continental shelf carried out without the country's authorization.
