French President Emmanuel Macron holds a gathering of France’s defence and safety council, on the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on March 17, 2026.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) mentioned his nation is able to assist safe the Strait of Hormuz, however solely as a part of a mission separate from the present West Asia struggle.
“We’re not a celebration to the battle, and due to this fact France won’t ever participate in operations to reopen or liberate the Strait of Hormuz,” Macron mentioned, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s name for European nations to ship warships to the Persian Gulf.
Talking forward of a safety assembly on the Elysee presidential palace, he burdened any mission would require “discussions and de-escalation with Iran” and have to be “completely separate from the continued navy operations and bombings”.
Revealed – March 18, 2026 04:45 am IST