EVIAN:France’s president on Monday said that a military mission set up by Paris and Britain to help with Strait of Hormuz traffic was ready to deploy, following the announcement of a deal to end the Middle East war.
His comments came after Washington and Tehran said they reached an agreement to end the war that the US and Israel launched on Iran in February, with a deal to be signed on Friday in Switzerland.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who is due to host US counterpart Donald Trump for a G7 meeting later on Monday, said that the UK-France mission’s “assets are in place and ready to be deployed.”
“The resumption of maritime traffic, without restrictions or tolls, is an essential condition for regional stability and the global economy,” he said in a post on X.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz must be made navigable again without any restrictions after U.S. and Iranian officials said they had reached an agreement to end their war and reopen the vital shipping route.
"It must be made clear that the Strait of Hormuz is once again open to shipping, without any restrictions whatsoever and without any possibility of levying customs duties or similar charges," Wadephul said before meeting with European counterparts in Luxembourg.
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital waterway for energy supplies that was effectively blockaded by Iran since the start of the war.
