03/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS
France preparing to es**rt ships in Strait of Hormuz when war calms: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has said France and its allies are preparing a āpurely defensiveā mission to es**rt vessels through the Strait of Hormuz once the āmost intense phaseā of the US-Israeli war on Iran ends.
Speaking in Cyprus on Monday, Macron said the āpurely es**rt missionā must be prepared by both European and non-European countries.
Its purpose āis to enable, as soon as possible after the most intense phase of the conflict has ended, the es**rt of container ships and tankers to gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuzā, the French president said, without providing further details.
Macronās comments come as global oil prices have surged amid continued attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, as well as retaliatory Iranian missile and drone strikes across the wider region.
The war has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic Gulf waterway through which about 20 percent of the worldās oil supplies pass, while Iranian attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East also have raised concerns.
Responding to Macronās comments, top Iranian security official Ali Larijani said, āIt is unlikely that any security will be achieved in the Strait of Hormuz amid the fires of the war ignited by the United States and Israel in the region.ā
Larijani added in a social media post that security is also unlikely to be restored as a result of plans designed by āparties that were not far removed from supporting this war and contributing to its fanningā.
Source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/france-preparing-to-es**rt-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-when-war-calms-macron