Iran reacts to Macron’s statement: “Security in Hormuz is unlikely”

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Lariyani, stated this Monday that it is unlikely to establish security in the Strait of Hormuz amid the war, in response to Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of a mission to “progressively open” the strait.

Lariyani asserted that “it is unlikely that security can be established in the Strait of Hormuz amid the fire of war ignited by the United States and Israel in the region, especially when it was designed by those who were involved in supporting this war,” in a message on the social network X.

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Hours earlier, the French president had announced that an international mission of a “defensive” nature was “underway” to “progressively open” the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large part of the world’s crude oil and gas passes, as well as other essential products. Macron also detailed that eight frigates, two amphibious helicopter carriers and an aircraft carrier from France would be deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean, which would allow to “attract and mobilize” other European countries. Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, the French president clarified that this mission, which should be carried out with “European and non-European countries”, would be carried out “once the most critical phase of the conflict was over” without specifying further details. “We are preparing this mission with our partners, in an orderly manner and it will have a purely peaceful objective of accompaniment. It is something essential for our economy and for the world economy,” Macron said.