Macron, Meloni, Starmer and Merz welcome Hormuz Strait reopening
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“French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday hosted a video conference with their European allies to discuss the possible deployment of a multinational force to the Strait of Hormuz once the war in Iran is over.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer hosted a meeting/video conference with allies to discuss a multinational force for the Strait of Hormuz following the conflict in Iran.
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— Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer
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— This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Keir Starmer, who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 5 July 2024. Keir Starmer has made 44 international trips t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_prime_mi…
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— The political positions of Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020, have frequently changed. Views of his political philosophy are d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Keir_St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Keir_St…
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“Macron welcomed Iran's announcement that the waterway would be reopened to commercial shipping for the rest of the ceasefire”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple sources, including Wikipedia entries regarding the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis and news reports stating Iran announced the waterway would be 'completely open' for the remainder of the ceasefire.
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— On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian statutory authority responsible for the authorisation and regulation of maritime transit after contacting the authority. It was founded on 5 May 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
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“Macron... called for the strait's "unconditional" reopening.”
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The claim that Macron called for the 'unconditional' reopening of the strait is corroborated by a cross-reference from France24 and a joint France-UK statement explicitly calling for 'unconditional, unrestricted and immediate reopening'.
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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