French Ship Sails Through Hormuz, Easing Tensions

0:00On April 3rd, a French container ship just became the first major Western vessel to sail through the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran conflict kicked. Off five weeks back, this came right after President Macron called out Donald Trump. Owned by a French shipping giant linked to a billionaire buddy of Macron, it slipped through despite Iran's warnings to block enemy ships. Meanwhile, three ships from Oman and one from Japan also got the green light that same day. That's his foreign ministry stay quiet on why Tehran made an exception, but the move stands out amid the ongoing tensions. Trump brushed it off, posting on social media that he could single-handedly reopen the Strait, grab the oil, and rake in massive gains. Just a day before, he pushed Europe to handle it themselves. The UN Security Council had a resolution lined up from Bahrain and Gulf Allies to green life force and clear the lane, but it got yanked. France, China, and Russia opposed any military talk with their veto power killing it, plus

1:01splits among others. With a fifth of the world's oil flowing through there, the blockade sparking a global economic mess and leaders are scrambling. Ukraine's Zelensky even stepped up, offering drone tech, convoys, and electronic warfare know-how from their Russia fights to help break the grip. Izeran would crack next in the standoff.