#France and its allies are preparing a "defensive" mission to reopen the strategically vital #StraitofHormuz , President Emmanuel #Macron said Monday as the #MiddleEast #war entered its second week. The French leader landed by helicopter on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, dispatched to the Mediterranean after US-Israeli strikes on #Iran on February 28 triggered a war that has sown chaos in the Middle East and threatens to spill into other regions.

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Macron says France, allies preparing 'defensive' mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz • FRANCE 24

France and its allies are preparing a "defensive" mission to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday as the Mi...

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JUST IN: 🇫🇷 French President Macron says the country will deploy the following to the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Strait of Hormuz:

• 8 warships
• 1 aircraft carrier
• 2 helicopter carriers

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