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France Collaborates to Keep Strait of Hormuz Open

4/17/2026

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  • Roland Lescure, France's Finance Minister, said France will work with the UK and others to keep the Strait of Hormuz open after the Iran conflict.
  • Lescure said France will not independently convoy ships and will pursue a peacetime operation to stabilize the strait.
  • He warned prolonged closure could trigger economic turbulence and urged talks with Iran and the United States.
  • France opposes Iran's proposal to toll ships transiting the strait.