France Denies Sending Warship to Strait of Hormuz Amid US–Iran Tensions

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France has rejected sending a warship to the strategic Strait of Hormuz despite a request by Donald Trump for international naval presence in the area. The French Foreign Ministry said Paris would not deploy additional military forces to the key maritime corridor amid escalating regional tensions.

The ministry stated that the French aircraft carrier strike group would remain stationed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, emphasizing that France’s mission in the...