4 hours ago Ione Wells, South America correspondent and Yang Tian The King's state visit 'couldn't come at a better time' after Falklands report, veteran says Falklands War veteran Simon Weston has said he hopes King Charles III can convince US President Donald Trump to "back down" over reports the US could review its position on the UK's claim to the territory. Weston told BBC Newsnight that Trump's "hissy fit" over the sovereignty of the islands "makes our sacrifice feel slightly irrelevant". An internal Pentagon email reported by Reuters suggested the US was considering options to punish Nato allies it believed had failed to support its war on Iran. BBC News has not been able to review the email. The report regarding the US position emerged three days before King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US. Weston said he hoped the monarch could persuade Trump to "back down and calm down" over the islands, which have been under British rule since 1833.…