00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested Washington may not support the United Kingdom
00:05in the event of a future conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands
00:09due to the U.K.'s lack of support for his war in Iran.
00:13His comments come as Argentine President Javier Millay,
00:16who has a close relationship with Trump,
00:19renewed his country's long-standing claim to the islands known as the Malvinas in Argentina.
00:24Asked whether he would back London if it came to it, Trump said,
00:28Look, I was there when they had the first war.
00:30That was a long time ago, and I watched it so carefully.
00:34And you comported yourselves very well.
00:37You took it back pretty strongly.
00:39But it's a long way away.
00:41That's a big trip.
00:43It's a long way.
00:44The 1982 conflict began after Argentine forces invaded the British overseas territory,
00:50prompting then-U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to send a naval task force to reclaim the islands.
00:56More than four decades after the 1982 Falklands War,
01:00the sovereignty dispute between the U.K. and Argentina remains a source of tension.
01:05The issue resurfaced at this year's World Cup,
01:08when Argentina players displayed a banner reading,
01:11The Falklands are Argentine,
01:12after their 2-1 semi-final victory over England,
01:16for which FIFA fined them $321,000.
01:19Dollar's.
