US President Donald Trump says ships “are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz” after the US and Iran reached a framework deal according to BBC.
Writing on Truth Social, he says: “They are going along the Southern “Highway,” which is totally safe, secure, and pristine. There are other areas of travel, also!!! President DJT”.
Mission to reopen Hormuz could begin ‘two or three days’ after deal confirmed – Macron
A joint operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be launched within two or three days, French President Emmanuel Macron says after the announcement of a framework agreement between the US and Iran on ending the war.
Speaking at the G7 summit in France today, he says the UK and France are “ready to act quickly” in order to restore the freedom of navigation in the strait.
This, says Macron, would include sending aircraft, frigates and mine disposal experts to the area.
“We also have our aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, with all its support equipment, which remains in the area and can be deployed within two or three days of confirmation [of the deal],” says the French President.
He says this deployment would be conducted with America and “in parallel with the Iranians”, ensuring that “the reopening of Hormuz to take place peacefully and in a lasting manner”.