The Pentagon is looking at ways the US can punish NATO countries for not supporting the Iran war.

Donald Trump’s Pentagon officials are examining potential measures to penalize NATO countries that have declined to back the Iran conflict, with reports suggesting this includes a review of Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

[…] Britain fought a war against Argentina in 1982 to maintain control after Argentine forces invaded the islands. Argentina’s current president, Javier Milei, is among Trump’s closest international supporters.

  • 8oow3291d@feddit.dkOPEnglish
    19·
    19 hours ago

    I assume the threat is that the US would not support the UK military or in the UN, if Argentina attacked.

    Argentina is not going to attack in either case, so it is moot. Argentina simply don’t have a military capable to launch a 500km amphibious landing, against a UK military which already reinforced the Falklands after 1982 to avoid repeats.

    • Archangel1313@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      I assume the threat is that the US would not support the UK military or in the UN, if Argentina attacked.

      That would be a direct violation of Article 5 of the NATO treaty. It’s one thing to refuse to join the US in attacking someone…but, it’s an entirely different story when a NATO member is being attacked.