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France suggests Iran, US compromise on Hormuz to enable serious talksFrance, Britain working on Hormuz missionStrait of Hormuz seen as vital Iranian leverage in US talksPARIS, May 6 (Reuters) – France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike \u200bgroup to the Red Sea as part of planning for a potential mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, urging Washington \u200cand Tehran<\/a> to consider the proposal given the global economic impact of their competing blockades.<\/p>\n

Fresh exchanges of fire on Monday underscored the stakes as the U.S. and Iran struggle for control of the narrow waterway, a vital artery for global energy and trade, shaking a fragile four-week-old truce and reinforcing rival maritime blockades.<\/p>\n

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“The reason why \u200bwe must make a renewed effort today is simply that the blockade of Hormuz continues, the damage to the world’s economy \u200bis therefore becoming more and more pronounced, and the risk of a prolongation of hostilities is too serious for \u2060us to accept it,” a French presidency official told reporters in a briefing after the army announced the strike group’s deployment.<\/p>\n

FRANCO-BRITISH PROPOSAL \u200bIN PLANNING<\/p>\n

France and Britain have been working on a proposal for several weeks that aims to lay the groundwork for safe transit through the \u200bStrait once the situation stabilises or the conflict is resolved. It would need coordination with Iran and a dozen countries have indicated a willingness to take part in the mission following several preparatory meetings.<\/p>\n

The French army said in a statement that the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier group, which is accompanied by an Italian \u200band Dutch warship, was en route to the southern Red Sea.<\/p>\n

The deployment aims to assess the regional operational environment, expand crisis\u2011management options to \u200bstrengthen security, enable the integration of partner countries\u2019 assets within a defensive framework consistent with international law, and help reassure maritime trade stakeholders, the military said.<\/p>\n

“What we \u200care proposing \u2060is that Iran gains passage for its ships through the Strait and in return commits to negotiating with the Americans on issues of nuclear materials, missiles, and the region, and we propose that the Americans, for their part, lift their blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and, in return, obtain Iran’s commitment to negotiations,” the French presidency official said.<\/p>\n

“Under these conditions we could deploy the multinational force to secure the convoys crossing the \u200bStrait of Hormuz and this obviously \u200brequires that the Iranians not fire \u2060on the ships.”<\/p>\n

HORMUZ IS IRANIAN LEVERAGE<\/p>\n

It was not clear why Iran would consider such a proposal given its control over the Strait has been a key element of leverage in its discussions with Washington \u200bto end the war.<\/p>\n

“We collectively want to send the signal that not only are we ready to \u200bsecure the Strait of \u2060Hormuz, but that we are also capable of doing so,” the French official said.<\/p>\n

“The question now will be to obtain Iranian consent, American consent.”<\/p>\n

European states have been largely onlookers in the conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran, but with shipping lanes in the Middle East impacted and the price \u2060of oil \u200bfluctuating around $100 a barrel, European powers are grappling with the issue of how to \u200bdefend their interests.<\/p>\n

Their refusal to support U.S. President Donald Trump’s blockade has drawn sharp criticism from Trump against countries he accused of failing to align with U.S.-led efforts and \u200bthe move to send assets to the region may be a way to assuage those concerns.<\/p>\n

Reporting by John Irish;
\nEditing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Keith Weir<\/p>\n

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