### [2026-05-6](/feed/2026/05/6/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# France deploys the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" and its strike group to the Red Sea ahead of a proposed British–French mission aimed at securing maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/french-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-suez-hormuz-2749dc877f0ac34a0ccd4f0530786009)

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