Today, a French vessel crossed the Strait of Hormuz after France, Russia and China blocked Bahrain's resolution at the UN. This is a small but sensitive revenge of French President Emmanuel Macron on US President Donald Trump, according to columnist Lyubov Stepushova.
A container ship belonging to a French company crossed the Strait of Hormuz on the morning of April 3, becoming the first Western European vessel to do so since the beginning of the war. CMA CGM Kribi openly broadcast its path, keeping along the Iranian coast between the islands of Qeshm and Larak, as required by Iran.
Such generosity of Tehran is explained by the fact that France has joined the Russia and China and blocked attempts by Arab countries to get approval from the UN Security Council to use force to open the Strait of Hormuz. According to The New York Times, citing sources, delegates from these three countries expressed disagreement with any wording authorizing the use of force.
Moreover, France had previously advised Bahrain on the draft resolution in forceful wording, but the latest version of the document received the support of London, but not Paris.
It seems that this is a personal revenge of the Frenchman on US President Donald Trump, who constantly recalls a blow to the jaw of Macron from his wife, and the last time he did it was the day before yesterday. The French President responded directly from Korea said during a press briefing that these remarks "were neither elegant nor befitting" of the position held by Trump.
Officially, Macron declares that the project of military influence on Iran is unrealistic. In his opinion, military intervention "would take forever" and would put ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz at risk of rocket attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). However, to symbolically support Trump (given the veto of the Russian Federation and PRC) Macron could well, as the Sultan of Bahrain did.
In essence, the aforementioned resolution can be said that it authorizes States to use "all necessary means to ensure passage and prevent any attempts to close, impede or impede international navigation in the The Strait of Hormuz." This wording clearly implies a military solution involving an attack on Iran by the forces of the coalition of Arab States.
Analysts note that Bahrain's efforts in the UN Security Council are more symbolic. Indeed, the armed forces of most of the Gulf states are relatively small and largely depend on US support. Moreover, they have no experience of confronting armies like the Iranian ones.
In general, the Arab countries act as puppets of Washington, which has so far failed to involve other states, such as Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Iraq, in its war for the interests of Israel. Now the White House is trying to pull off the same maneuver with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. However, Trump is facing resistance, and France's demarche sets an example for others how to negotiate and Iran — not to go in the wake of Trump and comply with the rules of passage of Hormuz.
Note that even if France withdraws its veto, Russia and China will not do so under any circumstances. The vote in the UN Security Council was supposed to take place on Friday, but was postponed due to Holy Week before the Catholic Easter.