UK and France Ready to Deploy Forces to Protect Hormuz Navigation
⚓ HORMUZ — UK and France just put troops on the table, not just words. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Starmer and Macron issuing a joint statement signals coordination, not reaction. UK and French naval assets entering Hormuz transforms a US-Iran bilateral standoff into a multilateral confrontation Tehran cannot contain diplomatically. For Doha, this narrows Iran's leverage: IRGC toll collection and route control become untenable against three Western navies. IRGC hardliners now face a harder choice.
