Macron Rejects Trump’s Call to Reopen Hormuz by Force as ‘Unrealistic’

France’s leader said any military intervention would leave vessels vulnerable to Iranian attacks.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 24, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

French President Emmanuel Macron ‌said on April 2 that it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz.

Since the United States and Israel launched their Feb. 28 strikes on Iran, shipping traffic in the waterway has slowed to a near standstill. U.S. President Donald Trump last week urged allies to secure their own energy access through the strait, one of the world’s most important energy corridors.