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Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, the British overseas territory claimed by Argentina, in a move which could escalate tensions with London. Milei's comments in a televised national address on Thursday came days after US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States' neutral position on the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic.
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<br>He knows there is no way Argentina can take over the Falklands. They have no real navy, the air force has 6 old F-16's purchased from Denmark that doesn't want them anymore (4 of them are 2 seaters being used for training) and the army is in despair.
<br>Argentina is also in a very serious economic crisis so they have no money to do anything.