Argentina Pushes Again for Falklands Control as Trump Enters the Picture

Argentina is turning up the pressure on the UK to hand over the Falkland Islands, hoping that Donald Trump might help their cause.

Argentina is pushing harder than ever to take control of the Falkland Islands. These are islands in the South Atlantic that currently belong to the United Kingdom, but Argentina has wanted them for a very long time. Things are getting tense for a few reasons. First, there is a new plan to start an oil project near the islands. Argentina is very unhappy about this and is using it to call for more support for their claim. But the biggest change is what might happen in the United States. Donald Trump is heading back to the White House, and people are paying close attention to what he will do.…