French President Emmanuel Macron sharpened France's split with the U.S.-Israeli military approach to Iran on Friday, using a summit in Seoul to argue that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened through diplomacy, not force, as the first French-owned ship since the war began safely crossed the strategic waterway.
France and South Korea also upgraded ties, but the bigger signal from Macron was political: Paris is trying to carve out a path on Iran that rejects both Tehran's conduct and a broader military escalation.
