Macron rules out deployment of French warships in Strait of Hormuz

French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that France is not considering deploying its naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz.

He said, however, Paris could only take part in a security mission in the Strait of Hormuz coordinated with Iran, Caliber.Az reports, citing French media.

“A French deployment was never considered,” he noted.

His remarks came as Iran warned against the presence of French and British naval forces near the strait.

Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said earlier that any French or British naval deployment in or around the strait would face a “decisive and immediate response” from the Iranian armed forces.

On the deployment of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle toward the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, he said such moves represent “an escalation of the crisis” and the “militarization of a vital waterway.”

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov