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Conflict & Security April 2, 2026 322 stories in this edition

France’s Macron says military operation to ‘liberate’ Strait of Hormuz ‘unrealistic’

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France’s Macron says military operation to ‘liberate’ Strait of Hormuz ‘unrealistic’

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a military operation to liberate the Strait of Hormuz is “unrealistic”, while lamenting Donald Trump’s differing daily statements on the Iran war and Nato. “There are those who advocate for the liberation of the Strait of Hormuz by force through a military operation, a position sometimes expressed by the United States,” Macron said during a visit to South Korea....

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a military operation to liberate the Strait of Hormuz is “unrealistic”, while lamenting Donald Trump’s differing daily statements on the Iran war and Nato. “There ar...

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