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Argentine President Javier Milei has given the UK a two-week ultimatum to halt an oil project off the Falkland Islands or face legal action through the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Milei claims the operations are illegal and threaten Argentine resources, while British companies developing the project maintain they have valid licences from the UK government. The tribunal can issue emergency orders but lacks enforcement power.

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Argentine President Javier Milei threatened to take legal action against the UK over a disputed offshore oilfield project near the Falkland Islands, escalating tensions between the two countries. Milei’s office gave Britain a two-week ultimatum to halt operations at the Sea Lion oilfield, being developed by Israel’s Navitas Petroleum and the UK’s Rockhopper Exploration, or face international arbitration. The oil project is located in waters claimed by Argentina as part of its sovereignty dispute with the UK over the Falkland Islands, which are controlled by Britain. If the UK does not comply, Argentina plans to request a temporary halt to the project from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany. The companies involved assert they have valid licenses issued by the British government, while Milei accused the UK of “illegally plundering” resources and causing “irreversible and irreparable” damage.

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Milei gave the United Kingdom a two-week ultimatum on Monday evening, saying it must halt all work on the Sea Lion oil project or Argentina will ask the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a maritime court in Hamburg, Germany, to order a stop to the project.

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🔮 Milei gave the United Kingdom a two-week ultimatum on Monday evening, saying it must halt all work on the Sea Lion oil project or Argentina will ask the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a maritime court in Hamburg, Germany, to order a stop to the project.

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Argentina’s Milei threatens legal action over Falklands oil project · assertive framing

Argentinian President Javier Milei has threatened the British government with legal action unless it stops an oil project off the disputed Falkland Islands, the British-administered territory over which Buenos Aires claims sovereignty. uncertain

Aires → threaten → sovereignty

Argentina → give → project

Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Why is Argentina reigniting the Falklands dispute? - list 2 of 3Why do the Falkland Islands matter to the UK and Argentina so much? asserted

Islands → reignite → UK

3Milei says UN ‘looking the other way’ on Falkland Islands dispute He called the operations “the illegal plundering of our resources” and declared “Argentina will not stand idly by” as the UK causes “irreversible and irreparable” damage. asserted

UK → say → damage

The companies developing the project, Israel’s Navitas and Britain’s Rockhopper, have shrugged off Argentina’s threats, insisting they have valid exploration licences issued by the UK. asserted

they → develop → UK

The tribunal, an independent court established under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, can issue legally binding emergency orders. asserted

tribunal → establish → orders

But even if it ordered the UK to halt the project, it has no means of forcing the government to comply. asserted

it → order → government

The UK rejects Argentina’s sovereignty claim, arguing that the islanders have the right to determine their own future and develop their natural resources. uncertain

islanders → reject → resources

In a referendum in 2013, residents of the Falklands voted overwhelmingly to remain a British overseas territory. asserted

residents → vote → Falklands

Argentina says the islands were populated illegally. asserted

islands → say → ?

Milei’s administration has already taken legal action against the project authorised by Britain, arguing it violates a United Nations resolution calling for both sides to desist from unilateral actions in the islands until their dispute is resolved. asserted

dispute → take → islands

Buenos Aires has doubled down on its claim over the Falklands since United States President Donald Trump said Washington was open to reviewing its historically neutral stance on the territory. uncertain

Washington → double → territory

The British government for its part has said it stands behind the businesses operating near the Falklands. asserted

it → say → Falklands

The dispute over the Falkland Islands led to a war between Britain and Argentina in 1982. asserted

dispute → lead → 1982

It killed 649 Argentinian soldiers, 255 British soldiers and three islanders after Argentina invaded the archipelago that year. asserted

Argentina → kill → archipelago

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