Macron: France ‘will never take part’ in operations to open Strait of Hormuz

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country “will never take part” in operations to open the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump pushes for other countries to do so amid the conflict with Iran.

“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 during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

On Monday, Trump pushed for other countries to help in dealing with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has intensely restricted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, where about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through.

The president on Monday also revealed that he had talked with Macron about help with the Strait of Hormuz, giving the French president’s response an eight on a scale of zero to 10.

“But it’s France. We don’t expect perfect,” Trump said. “I think he’s going to help. I mean, I’ll let you know.”

The Department of Defense on Monday said about 200 U.S. service members had been wounded since the U.S. and Israeli conflict against Iran launched.

Trump went after NATO allies on Tuesday due to hesitance from “most” of them to participate in the U.S. conflict against Iran.

“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.

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