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Macron’s Hormuz Panic Pivot Macron spent the week insisting France would “never” take part in Trump’s Hormuz operation — and then, the moment markets and the White House reacted, he sprinted to the UN, NATO and Downing Street begging for a plan to reopen the strait. Publicly, he sells it as high principle: France won’t join a US war, but will “explore ways” to secure Hormuz under a UN flag and a broader coalition once the bombing stops. In reality, he’s trying to retro‑fit a multilateral fig leaf over a simple truth: Europe needs that shipping lane open, doesn’t want to admit Trump was right about the risk, and definitely doesn’t want to be seen as freeloading on US naval power again. ​ In London, Keir Starmer is playing the adult in the room, calling NATO chief Mark Rutte and Macron to coordinate on “a viable plan” to reopen Hormuz — while carefully stressing it won’t be a NATO mission but some wider mix of Gulf states, Europeans and the US. Translation: everyone wants the oil corridor back, no one wants to sign their navy up under Trump’s banner, and Macron suddenly needs the alliance and the UN as political cover after grandstanding about staying out. So you get the picture: Paris tried to score points as the brave refuser, then watched energy prices and Trump’s temper spike, and is now frantically pitching a UN‑branded, not‑quite‑NATO, not‑quite‑US plan to fix the same problem it refused to touch two days ago. ​ #Macron#France#Trump#Starmer#NATO#UN#Hormuz#IranWar#oil#shipping#geopolitics#fakeAutonomy 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸