France is repositioning its aircraft carrier group closer to the strategic Strait of Hormuz as part of diplomatic efforts, working with the UK on a proposal for safe transit post-conflict.

Europe’s most powerful warship is inching closer to the strategic waterway whose effective closure has come to epitomise the war in Iran. France is moving its aircraft carrier group towards the Strait of Hormuz, as it works - with the UK - on a proposal that aims ​to lay the groundwork for safe transit through there once the conflict is resolved.