Trump Warns Argentina and UK That Malvinas Conflict Would Be 'Potential Disaster', Offers Mediation

During his visit to Ireland, US President Donald Trump warned Argentina and the United Kingdom that a conflict over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands would be 'a potential disaster' and offered himself as a mediator between the two nations. The statement came amid heightened tensions following Argentina's recent sanctions against British companies and Milei's announcement of a new naval base near the disputed islands. Trump's offer of mediation marks an unusual US intervention in the long-running sovereignty dispute that last saw military conflict in 1982.