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French aircraft carrier pre-positions for possible Hormuz mission
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France's aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle was on Wednesday heading towards the southern Red Sea to pre?position for a possible mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Paris said. The move was intended to send "a signal that not only are we ready to secure the Strait of Hormuz bu
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