France rules out joining any forceful intervention in Strait of Hormuz

French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out joining “any use of force” to open the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. “We will not participate in any use of force to open the strait in the context of the ongoing war and bombings,” Macron told reporters during a news briefing late Thursday after EU leaders gathered in Brussels. His remarks came after the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan signaled their readiness in a joint statement to support efforts to ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. “I reiterated that once the situation is calmer, France is ready, together with other nations, to take responsibility for a ship-escort system in the strait as part of […]