Iran warns of response to French and British warships in Hormuz

Iran warns of response to French and British warships in Hormuz An Iranian official has warned that Tehran will confront the presence of French and British warships in the Strait of Hormuz, raising tensions in the strategic waterway. Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi condemend Western naval deployments, saying they risk escalating the crisis rather than ensuring stability. "Any deployment or positioning of destroyers around the Strait of Hormuz under the pretext of protecting navigation is nothing but an escalation of the crisis.