🔺Aircraft carrier «Charles de Gaulle» returns to France; mine countermeasures crews remain in Hormoz ▪The President of France announced that the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will return to the port of Toulon after nearly two months of deployment near the Strait of Hormuz, but France’s mine countermeasure vessels and escort units will remain in the area and will carry out operations together with international partners. ▪At the same time, Britain, France and Oman, in a joint statement, said Muscat will cooperate with the two countries to ensure the security of Oman’s territorial waters and to guarantee the safe passage of ships. ▪London and Paris also emphasized that, if needed, they are ready to deploy a multinational mission to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. In the statement, the Strait of Hormuz is described as a “vital artery of the global economy.”