The French Foreign Ministry called for an end to panic surrounding the country's possible involvement in the conflict with Iran.
France denied that it could send its ships to the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump had said the day before.
“No. The carrier strike group is still in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“France's position remains unchanged: defensive. Stop sowing panic,” the French Foreign Ministry's X-account wrote, commenting on the news of the deployment of troops to Hormuz.
