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Macron urges ‘coordinated reopening’ of Strait of Hormuz by US, Iran
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia, May 4, 2026. (AP/Anthony Pizzoferrato)
French President Emmanuel Macron urges the United States and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a “coordinated” way, as the US military pressed ahead with a mission to escort ships out of the waterway.
“What we want above all is a coordinated reopening by the United States and Iran — that is the only solution for reopening the Strait of Hormuz,” Macron says at a meeting of European leaders in Armenia.
“We are not going to take part in any military operation in a framework that to me seems unclear,” says the French leader, whose country has with Britain led efforts to assemble a coalition to reopen the strait once peace is secured.
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