France deploys aircraft carrier to Gulf of Aden, ready to act in Strait of Hormuz

The French initiative is part of a mission launched at the end of April in cooperation with the UK to unite around 50 countries seeking to peacefully restore passage in the region. The Elysée stated that any action would remain 'at a distance from the belligerents.'

French aircraft carrier pre-positions for possible Hormuz mission

France's aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle was on Wednesday heading towards the southern Red Sea to pre?position for a possible mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Paris said. The move was intended to send "a signal that not only are we ready to secure the Strait of Hormuz but that we are also capable of doing so", an aide to President Emmanuel Macron told reporters.

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France moves aircraft carrier to Red Sea with eye on Hormuz mission

France mobilises aircraft carrier strike force towards Straight of Hormuz

France is positioning its aircraft carrier strike group south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea as preparations gather pace for a possible Franco-British maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz.

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France moves aircraft carrier group toward Strait of Hormuz for possible defensive mission

PARIS (AP) -- France's aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential French-British mission in the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday. The deployment puts Europe's most powerful warship closer to the strait whose effective closure has come to epitomize the war in Iran, stranding hundreds of ships and triggering what the International Energy Agency calls the largest supply disruption in the histor

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Iranian president discusses regional peace with Iraqi, French leaders in calls - Tehran Times

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