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European allies, Japan announce readiness to assist with reopening Strait of Hormuz

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We know the war is almost over when the French show up.

France moves aircraft carrier group toward Strait of Hormuz for possible defensive mission


PARIS (AP) — France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential French-British mission in the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday.

The deployment puts Europe’s most powerful warship closer to the strait whose effective closure has come to epitomize the war in Iran, stranding hundreds of ships and triggering what the International Energy Agency calls the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.
The French didn’t make the problem. They be smart enough not to let Bibi con them.
 
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The French didn’t make the problem. They be smart enough not to let Bibi con them.
But they are finally following the President's lead and request to join.
 
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The US broke it and expects others to help clean up the mess. Priceless.
And when people finally come along with a mop and bucket, it is interpreted as them "following leadership".
 
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And when people finally come along with a mop and bucket, it is interpreted as them "following leadership".
Then I am quite sure your country is over joyed with the US pulling out 5,000 troops. Do you have buckets big enough?
 
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Nope - not reality
Really, what were the dire conditions in the strait of Hormuz on 27 February 2026 that necessitated the United States (and our ally Israel) to (preemptively) attack Iran?
 
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Really, what were the dire conditions in the strait of Hormuz on 27 February 2026 that necessitated the United States (and our ally Israel) to (preemptively) attack Iran?
Many people are saying it had to do with some files.
 
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Many people are saying it had to do with some files.
More likely than not - the same many people who are saying men can be women
 
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Really, what were the dire conditions in the strait of Hormuz on 27 February 2026 that necessitated the United States (and our ally Israel) to (preemptively) attack Iran?
Good question - with links and as little of my editorializing as possible.

The Trump administration launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran for several interconnected reasons rooted in national security and regional stability concerns.

Preventing nuclear weapons capability. Despite last summer's strike on Fordow, intelligence indicated Iran was rebuilding its nuclear program and developing long-range ballistic missiles. The administration argued that a nuclear-armed Iran—led by an apocalyptic regime openly chanting "Death to America"—posed an unacceptable existential threat. americanthinker.com

Decades of Iranian aggression. Iran has effectively waged war against the United States for nearly half a century through proxy attacks, killing over 600 Americans in Iraq alone, plus 47 in the Hamas attack on Israel. The regime also financed assassination plots against President Trump on American soil. americanthinker.com

Eliminating terrorist infrastructure. The operation targeted Iran's support networks for Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi forces—proxies responsible for regional destabilization and attacks on shipping lanes that spiked global freight costs. aijac.org.au

Regime accountability. The administration cited Iran's brutal crackdown on domestic protesters as further justification, with Trump urging Iranians to seize the moment for freedom. americanthinker.com


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UK to send drones, jets and warship to join defensive mission securing Strait of Hormuz


LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would contribute autonomous mine-hunting equipment, Typhoon ‌fighter jets and the warship HMS Dragon to a multinational defensive mission aimed at securing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Defence minister John Healey announced the commitment during a virtual summit with more than 40 of his counterparts ⁠from other nations involved in the mission, which he said would become operational when conditions allowed.
 
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