Iran tells France that its allies must refrain from escalating situation

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned France that its allies must avoid escalating Middle East tensions following US-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, which led Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz. US President Trump had called on France and other nations to deploy vessels to help secure shipping through the strategically vital strait, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and LNG passes. The standoff raises major risks to global energy supply chains and international shipping.

Iran tells France that its allies must refrain from escalating situation Iran's foreign minister told his French counterpart that countries must refrain from any action that could escalate the conflict in the Middle East, Abbas Araghchi said in comments posted on his Telegram account on Sunday. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump called on several countries, including France, to deploy vessels to help secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blocked following US-Israeli strikes on its territory. About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman.