Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Meet in Paris to Discuss Hormuz

🏰 PARIS — Macron meets MBS while France has no diplomat left in Tehran. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: France expelled Iranian diplomats weeks ago, closing its only direct channel. Macron now works the Saudi side of the equation — MBS controls spare capacity and Red Sea routing alternatives. For Europe, which absorbs Hormuz disruption through LNG repricing, Riyadh's willingness to buffer output is the lever Paris can actually pull. A Paris meeting signals France is building its own off-ramp, independent of Washington's timeline.