A French-owned container ship has successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz, signaling potential easing of tensions between France and Iran. This comes after US-Israeli attacks on Iran in February.

A container ship belonging to French shipping group CMA CGM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, ​MarineTraffic vessel ‌tracking data shows, in a sign that Iran may not consider France ⁠a hostile nation. It is the first French-owned vessel to ‌make it through the channel since US-Israeli attacks began on Iran at the end of ⁠February. Until the war led to the effective closure of the Strait, it was the route for about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies. FRANCE 24's Inter...