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Rubio Downplays Reports of US Reviewing UK Sovereignty Over Falkland Islands

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed reports that the US could change its position on UK sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, calling a leaked Pentagon email 'just an email' with 'some ideas'. The email reportedly suggested the US was considering options to punish NATO allies that failed to support its war with Iran. Rubio reaffirmed US neutrality on the dispute while acknowledging UK administration of the islands, following discussions with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Downing Street emphasised that sovereignty is a matter for the islanders, who voted 99% in favour of remaining a UK territory in a 2013 referendum.

Could Trump withdraw US support for UK sovereignty of Falklands?

Proposal is said to be contained in internal Pentagon email in move to punish European countries for failing to assist in war in IranThe White House is considering punishing European countries that have failed to assist Donald Trump wage his war in Iran, according to an official within the Pentagon. Keir Starmer, once described as “very nice”, is now routinely said by the US president to be a “coward” and “no Churchill”. It is claimed that Trump could go further and withdraw American support for Britain’s sovereignty of the Falkland Islands over which the UK and Argentina went to war in 1982. The proposal is said to be contained in an internal Pentagon email. Continue reading...

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