{"id":4115,"date":"2026-05-05T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=4115"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:30:00","slug":"emmanuel-macron-open-the-straits-of-hormuz-a-bell-for-the-global-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=4115","title":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Macron: Open the Straits of Hormuz &#8211; A bell for the global economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <b>Emanuel Macron<\/b> calls for <b>de-escalation in the Middle East<\/b>, reopening <b>the Hormuz Strait<\/b> and warns of repercussions <b>on the global economy and trade<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In<b> a particularly tense geopolitical environment<\/b>, <b>Emanuel Macron<\/b> intervenes<b> again with a clear message of de-escalation and a return to the diplomatic track<\/b>, focusing on <b>developments in the Middle East<\/b> and the <b>broader implications for international stability<\/b>. From Yerevan, <b>the president of France focuses on the need to ensure free navigation<\/b> and the smooth <b>operation of strategic maritime corridors<\/b>, while <b>warning that continued military tensions<\/b> and the possible <b>disruption of critical trade routes could put a significant strain on the global economy<\/b> and <b>energy markets<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<b>France&#8217;s<\/b> firm position, from the <b>beginning of the conflict in the Middle East, has been the cessation of all hostilities<\/b> and the return of <b>diplomatic consultations<\/b>, within a framework of <b>respect for all states in the region<\/b>,&#8221; <b>Emmanuel Macron<\/b> said on Tuesday (05\/05).<\/p>\n<p>The <b>French president made it known today from Yerevan, Armenia<\/b>, where he <b>is<\/b> making an official visit<\/b>, that he will hold talks <b>with the president of Iran<\/b> and that the only possible prospect is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz<\/b> and <b>restore free navigation<\/b>. &#8220;Any <b>unilateral military operation is a mistake<\/b> that fuels <b>the military conflict and leads to its escalation<\/b>,&#8221; the French president <b>also said<\/b>. Moreover, regarding <b>trade relations with the United States<\/b> of America and President Trump&#8217;s <b>threats<\/b> of a new increase in <b>tariffs<\/b>, the French president said <b>that France&#8217;s constant position<\/b> is the stability of trade relations <b>on the basis of the rules of the World Trade Organization<\/b>. In any case, however, the <b>European Union<\/b> has the mechanisms to <b>take countermeasures in case of new US tariffs<\/b>, the French president <b>said<\/b>, noting that in this period of geopolitical instability allies<\/b> like Europe and the US have much <b>more to do<\/b> than trade war<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emanuel Macron calls for a de-escalation in the Middle East, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and warns of repercussions for the global &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}