The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the conflict in the Middle East. Toll fees in the Strait of Hormuz have been negotiated, according to the Iranian press. Monday, in the 1 p.m. broadcast of TF1, Emmanuel Macron formally opposed it.
Three months after the start of the conflict, the United States and Iran reached a peace agreement on the night of Sunday to Monday June 15. The announcement was welcomed by Emmanuel Macron who insisted that no toll charges be put in place in the Strait of Hormuz.
“We will do everything to make this agreement a reality, so that Hormuz can reopen in a peaceful manner and so that traffic can resume,” declared the head of state, interviewed on TF1 at 1 p.m.
The agreement reached between Iran and the United States specifies that Tehran will have the right to set up tolls in this strait, according to the Iranian agency Fars. “This is not in accordance with international law, we will do everything so that there is no toll,” insisted Emmanuel Macron. “The priority is to reopen,” he adds, in order to “lower prices.”
Alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz
The President of the Republic was in Évian-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie) where the summit of the Group of Seven – G7 is being held. On this occasion, the participating States will be able to discuss solutions to get out of dependence on this strait. “In the work that we will carry out in this G7, we are going to do everything to reduce our dependence on this strait, that is to say find other paths”, he explained before citing different examples: “When you have gas which is produced in Iraq, today it exits through this strait. It means ensuring that there are gas pipelines that go through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and exit through another location. This means ensuring that the United Arab Emirates can have gas pipelines that go out to the other side of the strait…”
While waiting for peace to materialize in the Middle East, the French forces deployed will remain there. “We are organizing ourselves to react very quickly as soon as there is agreement from all the stakeholders. (…) within two or three days, the Charles-de-Gaulle can be in the area (in Hormuz, editor’s note)”, warned Emmanuel Macron, who mentions mine clearance missions for example.
published 15 June at 1:32 pm, Nicolas Barreiro, 6Mídias
