France and partners able to secure Hormuz Strait - Elysee

France and its partners are able to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee office said on Wednesday.

France wants the issue of the Strait of Hormuz to remain separate from current talks between the United States and Iran, it added.

France’s military earlier said the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier group was moving into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as part of efforts by France and Britain to prepare for a possible future mission to help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.