US EditionFrance Says It Approached 35 Countries over Future Hormuz Mission
France convened 35 countries to explore a mission ensuring safe tanker passage and mine clearance in the Strait of Hormuz after conflict ends, with a U.N. framework considered.
- On Thursday, France led discussions with around 35 countries to gather proposals for a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the United States and Israeli war on Iran concludes.
- Shipping through the Strait has slowed significantly following Iranian strikes on vessels, prompting the defensive initiative which officials said is "strictly defensive in nature."
- Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, chief of staff for the French Navy, wrote on Thursday that he held talks with 12 naval counterparts including Britain, Germany, Italy, India, and Japan regarding maritime security.
- Defense officials indicated a first phase would focus on demining, followed by tanker protection, though sources note demining remains a challenge due to limited United States capacity.
- President Emmanuel Macron stated such efforts require broad consent and de-escalation, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer described British efforts to reopen the Strait as difficult, calling for a "viable" plan.
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Amid escalating global energy crises following the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after the war with Iran, France has set out to form a multinational coalition with 35 countries, including South Korea, to reopen the strait's shipping lanes. The plan is to secure the world's largest crude oil transport route by conducting escort operations for purely defensive purposes, timed to coincide with a decline in the intensity of all-out war. On the 27…
France: Approached 35 Countries Over Future Hormuz Mission
The Heads of State Major of the Armed Forces of 35 countries have held a meeting in video format with a view to creating a coalition that will contribute to "releasing navigation in the Ormuz Strämtore after the end of the war", informed the French Ministry of Defence, transmitting AFP, taken by Agerpres.
Macron stated that international efforts would only happen when hostilities decreased
The Chiefs of Staff of the armies of 35 countries met in videoconference to set up a coalition to contribute to "the resumption of navigation in the Strait of Ormuz after the cessation of the fighting", announced Thursday the French Ministry of the Army. ...
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