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France positions aircraft carrier for possible mission in Strait of Hormuz

A fighter jet takes off from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean Sea on 29 September 2016. © AFP - ERIC FEFERBERG

France is moving its aircraft carrier strike group towards the Red Sea as preparations gather pace for a possible French-British maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz.

France's nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, accompanied by its escort vessels, is being repositioned as part of a broader mission championed by Paris and London, aimed at restoring maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.

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