Tag: France
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Europe sends warships to the Persian Gulf as Trump-Iran negotiations stall
France and the UK both have warships en route to the Persian Gulf to commence security operations aimed at securing free passage for commercial shipping, as negotiations between the US administration and the Iranian regime have stalled, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining blocked from both sides. Despite attempts by the US Navy to re-open…
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France guarantees security to Greece: “China, Russia and the USA are working against Europe” – President Emmanuel Macron
Greece is the latest country to which France has given security guarantees during a visit to the country by French President Emmanuel Macron. President Macron has guaranteed security and defence to many different European countries, including Denmark and Cyprus, and France also provides defence and security cooperation to Malta. These commitments form part of France’s…
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French soldier killed in Lebanon by suspected Hezbollah attack: President Trump says that Israel is not allowed to bomb Lebanon
Earlier today, a French soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed, and three others were wounded in a deliberate small-arms fire attack in the village of Ghandouriyeh, in the south of Lebanon. The UNIFIL team was clearing a road from mines to reopen access to an isolated UNIFIL post,…
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European leraders insist on free-passage in the Strait of Hormuz
European leaders gathered in Paris yesterday to hold talks on maritime sea-passage in the Strait of Hormuz. The European leaders asserted that the strait should not be privatised and free navigation should be allowed. They also said that this statement applies to all parties in the war. French President Emmanuel Macron hosted the meeting with…
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Malta’s Foreign Minister meets his French Counterpart in Paris
Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ian Borg has met his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot in Paris. According to a statement by the Foreign Minister, discussions revolved around international affairs, including on Ukraine, the Near East and Libya. The meeting by Malta’s Foreign Minister follows another meeting with the German Foreign Minister in Berlin,…
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Malta-flagged French cargo-ship passes through Strait of Hormuz: F-15 crashes in Iran
A Malta-flagged French cargo vessel operated by CMA CGM has been allowed to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, but no details have been released by the French government. The cargo vessel, called the CMA CGM KRIBI (IMO 9694543), left the port of Jebel Ali in the UAE and is heading to the port of…
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France and the UK to step-up efforts against the Russian Shadow Fleet
The United Kingdom and France are preparing to intensify efforts against Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers used to circumvent Western sanctions on Russian energy sales, marking a significant escalation in maritime enforcement across European waters. France and Britain will become more active in clamping down on the Russian shadow fleet following a series of seizures…
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France seizes another Russian shadow-fleet tanker
Yesterday morning, France seized another Russian shadow fleet tanker in the western Mediterranean Sea outside the Algerian coast. The oil tanker Deyna (IMO 9299903) was carrying a false flag of Mozambique the and was travelling to Port Said in Egypt after having left Murmansk, Russia. This is the second Russian shadow fleet tanker seized this…
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No deal with France over Strait of Hormuz: IRGC in control and want to win the war
France has failed to achieve concession from Iran to allow European ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement published following talks, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that France is not involve in the war in Iran and that the Strait of Hormuz should be re-opened as soon as possible. According to…
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French soldier killed by Iranian attack on Iraqi base: Italy to pull its troops out of Iraq
One French military officer was killed by an Iranian drone and missile attack on a joint French and Peshmerga base in Erbil in the Makhmour area , Iraq. Footage of the attack below. Italy is also in the process of pulling out its troops from Iraq after Iran targeted the NATO-compound Camp Singara in a…
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President Macron in Cyprus: European security is our common interest
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Cyprus today along with Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Prime Minister of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides. The leaders toured the Andreas Papandreou Air Base. French President Emmanuel Macron said that anyone who attacks Cyprus is attacking Europe. Iran targeted the British base of Akrotiri in Cyprus. The French President also…
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French and Spanish naval frigates berth at the Grand Harbour
A Spanish naval frigate, the Santa Maria-class ASW frigate ESPS Navarra (F85) berthed in Malta’s Pinto Wharf 2 yesterday morning. The visit follows another visit of a Spanish frigate in Malta, the ASW frigate ESPS Victoria, which left the Grand Harbour on March 1st. The naval frigates are equipped with air defence systems. Meanwhile, the…
