Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran war
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Downing Street has been forced to insist that Britain will not yield sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, after a leaked Pentagon email proposed the US should reassess its support for the UK’s claim on the islands because of a lack of British support over Iran.
The memo reflected ways in which the Trump administration could punish Britain for failing to follow the US lead in bombing Iran, and comes before a potentially fraught three-day state visit to the US by King Charles.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/24/uk-position-falklands-unchanged-leaked-pentagon-memo
Author : Dan Sabbagh, Peter Walker and Sam Jones
Publish date : 2026-04-25 01:34:00
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