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An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining the Iran war.
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An internal Pentagon email reported by Reuters suggested the US was considering options to punish Nato allies it believed failed to support its war on Iran.
The options discussed also included seeking Spain's suspension from Nato over its opposition to war.
Asked about the report, a No 10 spokesman said: "The Falkland Islands have hugely voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory, and we've always stood behind the islanders' right to self-determination and the fact that sovereignty rests with the UK."
The prime minister's official spokesman also said the government "could not be clearer about the UK's position", and that "sovereignty rests with the UK and the islanders' right to self-determination is paramount".
He continued: "We've expressed this position previously clearly and consistently to successive US administrations and nothing is going to change that."
Previous US administrations have formally recognised the UK's de facto administration of the islands, but have not taken a formal position regarding sovereignty.
BBC News has contacted the Pentagon about the reported email and has not been able to review the document.
The Falkland Islands review was one of a number of measures suggested in the email.
Asked about the suggestion the US could push for Spain's expulsion from Nato, an official from the military alliance said the organisation's founding treaty "does not foresee any provision for suspension of Nato membership, or expulsion".
Earlier, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: "We do not work based on emails. We work with official documents and official positions taken, in this case, by the government of the United States."
The Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between
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