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Conflict & Security April 3, 2026 348 stories in this edition

Iran war: French and Japanese-owned ships make first Strait of Hormuz crossings

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Iran war: French and Japanese-owned ships make first Strait of Hormuz crossings

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A French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to be the first such transits since the war in Iran closed the crucial waterway. The CMA CGM Kribi container ship exited the strait on Friday, according to ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg and two people familiar with the situation. That is the first ship linked to western Europe that is known to have made it...

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A French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to be the first such transits since the war in Iran closed the crucial waterway. The CMA CGM Kribi container ship exit...

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