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As the UK dithers, France slowly increases naval pressure on Iran
The French Navy has just deployed a carrier strike group from the Mediterranean Sea into the Red Sea. This move signifies increasing preparation for efforts to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. While President Emmanuel Macron remains too timid in the face of Iran’s closure of the
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