Kazem Gharibabadi & France

Kazem Gharibabadi: Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, issued a warning to United Kingdom and France regarding their warship deployments in the Strait of Hormuz.

France: France is co-hosting a multinational meeting to discuss military plans for restoring trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz and has deployed the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the region.

Kazem Gharibabadi: Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, issued a stern warning on X, stating that any international naval cooperation with Washington's maritime strategy would be met with a decisive and immediate response.

France: France is deploying its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Strait of Hormuz as part of an international mission to restore freedom of navigation, which Iran views as a provocation.

Kazem Gharibabadi: Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, warned Britain and France of a 'decisive and immediate response' if they deployed warships to the Strait of Hormuz.

France: France is leading efforts to create an international coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz and has sent vessels to the region, though President Emmanuel Macron later clarified no naval deployment was envisaged.

Kazem Gharibabadi: Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, warned Britain and France of a decisive response if they deployed ships to the Strait of Hormuz, asserting Iran's sole right to establish security there.

France: France is leading efforts with Britain to create an international coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz. French President Emmanuel Macron clarified that their naval deployment would be a security mission coordinated with Iran, not an interference.

Kazem Gharibabadi: Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, warned that any stationing of foreign warships around the Strait of Hormuz would be met by force.

France: France is working with the United Kingdom on a proposal for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and is ready to help an international mission, but not with a military deployment to reopen the strait.

Kazem Gharibabadi: Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, stated that the choice between diplomacy and confrontation lies with the United States.

France: France has led efforts to assemble a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once peace is secured.