French President Macron reaffirms importance of freedom of navigation in Hormuz

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he shared Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s position on the need to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking alongside her in Tokyo, Reuters reports.

A ferry moves past the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India on April 1, 2026. — Reuters

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