French aircraft carrier sets sail for home – but tension and uncertainty remain in Strait of Hormuz
The National · 4 Jul 2026

French aircraft carrier sets sail for home – but tension and uncertainty remain in Strait of Hormuz

France said its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is to return to its home port of Toulon after operation for nearly two months near the Strait of Hormuz. French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X late on Friday that while the aircraft carrier would depart the Middle East, his country's


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