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Posted on 04/17/2026 10:43:06 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
France and Britain said Friday they will lead a multinational mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while emphasising the force would be entirely defensive and only deployed once lasting peace in the region was agreed.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the force was being set up as they co-chaired international talks in Paris focused on ensuring free-flowing trade through the critical shipping corridor.
The conference, held mainly by video link, brought together a total of 49 countries from Europe and Asia, which were represented at various levels including dozens of heads of state and government.
Neither the United States nor Iran, as warring parties, participated in the meeting.
Iran imposed a blockade as soon as the US and Israel launched the war against the Islamic republic on February 28.
The economic impact rippled worldwide, triggering inflation fears, concerns over fuel supplies and worries about food shortages.
But markets responded with relief when Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi — in an X post published while the Paris talks were in progress — that the Strait of Hormuz was now open to commercial vessels as long as a ceasefire in the Middle East lasts.
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These nations are a joke.
Heavy lifting done. Send in the clowns 🕺🕺
Stay home and kneel on your prayer rugs. Cut them of any windfalls coming from improving the area. They can pay tolls just like anyone else.
They come creeping out from behind the trees after the battle is over to collect war souvenirs to take back home to brag about how bravely they fought.
I wish them every success imaginable.
That is BS. I pray the USA and Israel gives them no responsibility whatsoever for management of the Strait.
They are clowns but I like them taking that responsibility. It takes that monkey off our backs.
Macron just can’t get enough.
He loves being slapped around by his mommy whom he claims is his wife.
He loves it just as much when Daddy Trump slaps him around as well.
Surrender monkeys goin’ do what surrender monkeys do best.
LOL LOL it would be like if the Lakers were up 40(Yeah I know without Luka and Austin forget about it but thats a whole other matter :( and the game is almost over and someone on the bench comes in and says “Im ready to help you win put me in”
Macron gets bitch slapped by that thing he’s married to, he’s the definition of an abused husband
Cant even secure the English Channel 🤔
BABYLON BEE material. yeah we’d better be sure Greenland is nailed down because most of NATO is useless in a pinch.
That is BS. I pray the USA and Israel gives them no responsibility whatsoever for management of the Strait.
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I disagree with that. Let them play police for a change. Take that money off our back. If there’s a problem in the future, they’ll be knee deep in it then.
In other words we’ll pretend to do something once others establish peace.
In other news France and Great Britain will deploy troops to the North Pole to keep peace between Brazil and Nigeria.
Such bravery lol
Warships good only if there’s no war. Nice deal if you can get it.
Giving France and Britain control of the Persian Gulf is an epic bad idea and one that we will eventually regret. That said, the days of the Persian Gulf being the strategic area that it once was are coming to an end. The Saudis already have a pipeline to the Red Sea and it will soon be extended to the coast of Israel to avoid Suez Canal choke points.
“secure” and “only defensive” doesn’t go together. europe is only good for a lesson on mismanagement and hostile takeovers. Some amazingly meticulous artwork. But that time is looooong gone.
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