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French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will deploy eight frigates, two amphibious helicopter carriers and the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea as a defensive measure.
"Our objective is to maintain a strict defensive stance, standing alongside all countries attacked by Iran in its retaliation, to ensure our credibility and contribute to regional de-escalation ," Macron said in Cyprus.
Speaking later to troops aboard the Charles de Gaulle, the president said France would also work to preserve freedom of navigation and potentially restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz.
"We are not participating in an ongoing conflict and we are acting within this framework. Your presence here today shows the strength of France, that of a power for balance and peace alongside its friends ," he said.
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