Argentina’s Milei threatens legal action over Falklands oil project

Argentine's President Javier Milei has threatened the UK with legal action unless it halts the Sea Lion oil project off the disputed Falkland Islands within two weeks. He accused the UK of illegal resource exploitation and declared Argentina would seek an order from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg. The companies involved, Israel’s Navitas and Britain’s Rockhopper, dismissed the threats, asserting they hold valid exploration licenses. The UK rejects Argentina’s sovereignty claim, citing the 2013 referendum where Falkland residents voted to remain a British territory.