French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out any unilateral French military deployment in the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Speaking on Monday at a joint press conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, alongside Kenyan President William Ruto, Macron said, Paris “never considered” deploying French warships to the Strait of Hormuz without “coordination with Iran.” \u201cA French deployment was never considered,\u201d Macron told reporters at the press conference. However, he noted that Paris is ready to lend help \u201cin coordination with Iran\u201d to allow the resumption of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Regarding the deployment of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the southern Red Sea, Macron said such moves are due to the escalation of tensions in the region. Macron’s remarks came as the Islamic Republic warned against the presence of French and British warships, and any other country’s military buildup near the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has declared that any naval movement in the Strait of Hormuz must be in coordination with the Islamic Republic. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a post on his X account on Sunday after France and Britain announced their decision to deploy warships to the region that deployment in or around the Strait of Hormuz would face a \u201cdecisive and immediate response.\u201d Regional tensions escalated after the unprovoked US-Israeli war was launched against Iran, triggering retaliation from Tehran and its allies in the Persian Gulf and beyond, along with the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Till now, diplomatic efforts for the resumption of peace in the strategic waterway, which carries a fifth of the world’s oil and gas, have been blocked by US President Donald Trump. Experts say blocking the Yemeni-controlled Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which has been an alternative route since the start of Iran\u2019s control over the Strait of Hormuz, would stop the Saudi Arabian oil exports from its western ports. The Yemeni blockade could trigger a further rise in international oil prices, which have doubled compared to before the US-Israeli aggression on Iran on February 28. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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