Paris conference calls for free passage through Strait of Hormuz

At the Paris conference on the Strait of Hormuz, the approximately 50 participating countries demanded the immediate, unconditional, and complete reopening of the strait by all parties in the Iran war. “We demand the restoration of the pre-war conditions for free passage and the unrestricted respect for maritime law,” said French president Emmanuel Macron after the meeting. “We reject any restriction or agreement that would de facto amount to an attempt to privatise the strait, and of course, any toll system.”