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French President Emmanuel Macron has made it clear that France will not participate in any military operations to open the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for international involvement in the region amidst rising tensions with Iran.
During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Macron stated, “We are not party to the conflict and therefore France will never take part in operations to open or liberate the Strait of Hormuz in the current context,” as reported by Reuters.
On the previous day, President Trump urged other nations to step up their efforts to address the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. This critical waterway, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply is transported, has seen significant restrictions imposed by Iran, impacting global oil trade.
In a discussion on Monday, Trump mentioned his conversation with Macron regarding assistance in the Strait of Hormuz. He rated Macron’s response as an eight out of ten, a comment reflecting his mixed expectations from the French leader.
“But it’s France. We don’t expect perfect,” Trump remarked. “I think he’s going to help. I mean, I’ll let you know.”
The Department of Defense on Monday said about 200 U.S. service members had been wounded since the U.S. and Israeli conflict against Iran launched.
Trump went after NATO allies on Tuesday due to hesitance from “most” of them to participate in the U.S. conflict against Iran.
“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.