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Iran war: French and Japanese-owned ships make first Hormuz crossings

South China Morning Post · · 262 words · By Bloomberg
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“Iran war: French and Japanese-owned ships make first Strait of Hormuz crossings”
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Wikipedia entries describe the 2026 Iran war and Strait of Hormuz crisis but do not mention French/Japanese ships making crossings. No direct evidence supports the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“France and Japan have called for a ceasefire in the conflict, with Macron saying the waterway can only be reopened when the bombing stops”
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Wikipedia sources only reference the 2026 war timeline and crisis but do not mention ceasefire calls by France/Japan or Macron's statements about the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“A French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to be the first such transits since the war in Iran closed the crucial waterway”
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Wikipedia evidence discusses economic impacts and closure of the Strait of Hormuz but lacks specific details about French/Japanese ships crossing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“The CMA CGM Kribi container ship exited the strait on Friday, according to ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg and two people familiar with the situation”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the CMA CGM Kribi ship's movement.
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“That is the first ship linked to western Europe that is known to have made it through since the war began more than a month ago”
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No evidence found to verify the CMA CGM Krib ship's status as the first Western European vessel through the Strait of Hormuz.
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“Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines confirmed on Friday that the liquefied natural gas tanker it part-owns also crossed – another first”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm Mitsui OSK Lines' tanker crossing.
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“Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has practically halted since the US and Israel attacked Iran, with just a trickle of ships able to make the crossing”
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Wikipedia sources describe the crisis but do not quantify traffic halting or specify ship numbers.
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“Those have mostly been vessels associated with nations friendly to Tehran, with a system emerging whereby Iran preapproves transit along a route hugging close to its coast”
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No evidence found to confirm specific ship routing patterns or regional control claims.
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“Both France and Japan called for a ceasefire earlier this week, and President Emmanuel Macron has been vocal about the need to get the strait reopened, but saying that can only happen once the bombing stops”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to verify ceasefire calls or Macron's statements.
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