Emmanuel Macron condemned unjustified strikes against civilian infrastructure and several ships during a call on Wednesday with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian. A CMA CGM container ship was attacked the previous day in the Strait of Hormuz. The French president highlighted the usefulness of a multinational mission to secure navigation once the conflict is resolved.
Emmanuel Macron announced on platform X that he had condemned to the Iranian president the «unjustified strikes against the civilian infrastructure» of the United Arab Emirates «and several ships». He highlighted the «usefulness» of the multinational mission set up by France and the United Kingdom to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, blocked since the start of the war.
«I invited the Iranian president to seize the opportunity and I intend to discuss the matter with President Donald Trump», added Emmanuel Macron. A CMA CGM container ship was attacked on Tuesday around 6:30 p.m. by a projectile of unknown origin, injuring crew members and damaging the vessel.
The ship «Saigon» managed to exit the Gulf on Wednesday, according to Kpler data. France specified that the Maltese flag of the ship meant it had «in no way» been targeted by the attack. Massoud Pezeshkian replied that any negotiation on reopening the strait required the lifting of the naval blockade imposed by the United States.
