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    Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            French carrier group moves south of Suez ahead of conditional UK-French Hormuz mission<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative u-max-width-1280 u-margin-x-auto\" data-video='{\"id\":\"xa8bmdo\",\"articleId\":2891708,\"title\":\"French carrier group moves south of Suez ahead of conditional UK-French Hormuz mission\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/SHD\/43\/42\/35\/06\/SHD_PYR_4342356_20260506172743.mp4\",\"programId\":\"europe-news\",\"player\":\"dailymotion\",\"geoBlock\":[\"\"],\"sources\":[],\"description\":\"The carrieru2019s southward move puts French air assets within range of the strait without entering the Gulf, where the US Navy has been blockading Iranian ports since 13 April.\",\"isLive\":false,\"articleUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/video\/2026\/05\/06\/french-carrier-group-moves-south-of-suez-ahead-of-conditional-uk-french-hormuz-mission\",\"duration\":76040}' data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/90\/97\/1536x864_cmsv2_80bee6ab-0aee-5f41-b99c-abfef77a8f45-9749097.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A view of a jet on flight deck of the Charles de Gaulle at Subic Bay, 23 February, 2025\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              A view of a jet on flight deck of the Charles de Gaulle at Subic Bay, 23 February, 2025<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Jim Gomez\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Jim Gomez\/AP\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1778077703\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-05-06 16:28:23 +02:00\">06\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:28 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div 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class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed_container u-display-none\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed__tooltip\"><br \/>\n                            Copy\/paste the article video embed link below:<br \/>\n                        <\/span><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed u-display-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-copy-to-clipboard.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Copy to clipboard\" class=\"u-cursor-pointer js-c-article-partage-commentaire-copy\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed--success-copied u-display-none js-c-article-partage-commentaire-video-embed-success-link-copied\"><br \/>\n                                Copied<br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        The carrier\u2019s southward move puts French air assets within range of the strait without entering the Gulf, where the US Navy has been blockading Iranian ports since 13 April.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>France\u2019s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential mission as part of a French-British plan for the Strait of Hormuz, the French armed forces said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" 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are met.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/90\/97\/808x539_cmsv2_11204d33-5e18-5ac2-9758-c7892734d650-9749097.jpg\" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to members of the media as he visits the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in Cyprus, 9 March, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to members of the media as he visits the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in Cyprus, 9 March, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Vernet stressed that the wider Hormuz coalition, drawn up by France, Britain and more than 50 nations, will not begin operating until two thresholds are cleared: The threat to shipping must come down and the maritime industry must be reassured enough to use the strait. Even then, he said, any operation would require the agreement of neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday the Strait of Hormuz is stuck because of the threat and the insurance premiums are so high. Not a single ship will jeopardise their trip or go there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The French operation is distinct from \u201cProject Freedom,\u201d the US escort mission launched on Sunday, which has already drawn Iranian fire and threats to the 8 April ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a mission that is distinct from the US mission,\u201d Vernet said, calling the French-British plan defensive and consistent with international law.<\/p>\n<p>Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted more than 50 countries at a Paris summit on 16 April and military planners from over 30 nations finalised operational details at a UK-hosted conference later the same month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/90\/97\/808x539_cmsv2_bc6ce6bd-a8d6-5989-ad18-bc5d04a71a81-9749097.jpg\" alt=\"Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, 2 May, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, 2 May, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPlanning has been done and is ready to go,\u201d Vernet said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran shut the strait on 4 March after joint US and Israeli strikes that began on 28 February killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>War-risk insurance premiums have since risen four to five times above pre-conflict levels, according to industry estimates, and around 2,000 ships remain stranded in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>The Charles de Gaulle was ordered from the Baltic on 3 March as part of what France called an \u201cunprecedented\u201d mobilisation that also includes eight frigates and two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships.<\/p>\n<p>The carrier\u2019s southward move puts French air assets within range of the strait without entering the Gulf, where the US Navy has been blockading Iranian ports since 13 April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Fire at commercial complex near Tehran kills 11 and injures dozens<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">European stocks rally, oil falls on hopes of US-Iran breakthrough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>France also operates an airbase at Al Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates under a long-standing defence pact with Abu Dhabi and French Rafale fighters based there have been intercepting Iranian drones and missiles over the UAE since the war began.<\/p>\n<p>Vernet didn\u2019t specify a date for the French-British operation, saying the carrier was being positioned to be close enough to act if and when the conditions are met.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto 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Even then, he said, any operation would require the agreement of neighbouring countries.\u201cToday the Strait of Hormuz is stuck because of the threat and the insurance premiums are so high. 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