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Argentina's government announced it will file new legal complaints against companies conducting oil exploration near the Falkland Islands, intensifying its long-running campaign to contest British sovereignty and resource activity in the disputed South Atlantic territory. The move signals a renewed diplomatic and legal push by Buenos Aires against firms operating in waters it claims as its own. The dispute over the Falklands, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas, has persisted for decades since the 1982 war between the two countries, with periodic flare-ups over fishing rights, oil exploration and sovereignty claims. The latest complaints add another chapter to the ongoing friction between Argentina and Britain, as well as companies seeking to develop offshore resources near the islands.