Macron: Won't take part in ops to unblock Hormuz amid hostilities

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday France would never take part in operations to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back on comments by US President Donald Trump that Paris was willing to help.

"We are not party to the conflict and therefore France will never take part in operations to open or liberate the Strait of Hormuz in the current context," Macron said.France has been pushing on with its own efforts to put together a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz once the security situation stabilises and without a US role, French officials have said. "We are convinced that once the situation has calmed down -and I deliberately use this term broadly - once the situation calms down, that is to say, once the main bombing has ceased, we are ready, along with other nations, to assume responsibility for the escort system," he said.

(This is a Reuters story)