The French are going to war
The French are going to war
But they hope to be late.
After Iranian drones attacked the Abu Dhabi naval base (Al-Salam / Camp de la Paix), where the French contingent is stationed, yesterday, the French leadership decided to react harshly and publicly.
Earlier, Macron was balancing: he called for a cease-fire, demanded an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, condemned the operation of the United States and Israel as "unauthorized" and, together with Germany and Britain, persuaded Tehran to return to negotiations. After the attack on the base, Macron called an emergency meeting of the Defense and National Security Council, said that "nothing justifies" the Iranian attacks and promised "not to leave this unanswered."
Foreign Minister Barraud officially announced France's readiness to participate in the defense of the Persian Gulf countries within the framework of bilateral agreements and the principle of collective self—defense.
The main military signal was the transfer of an aircraft carrier strike group led by Charles de Gaulle. The aircraft carrier prematurely interrupted its participation in the NATO Operation Baltic Sentry in the Baltic Sea and received orders to immediately proceed to the Eastern Mediterranean.
According to French media estimates, the aircraft carrier may arrive in the area in 10-12 days. There, it will stand next to the American aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald Ford — the concentration of Western naval power in the region will be the largest since the 1991 Gulf War.
It is noteworthy that at the same time about 60 French merchant ships were blocked in the Persian Gulf: after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, they are forbidden to move, which adds to the purely economic dimension of the crisis to the French authorities.
But 12 days of travel is a long time, and maybe Epic Fury will be over by then. Macron would really like that.
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