‘Paper Tigers’ on the move.

Even though US president Donald J. Trump has publicly dismissed the need for Euro-Globalist ‘powers’ to send their warships to the Strait of Hormuz AFTER the conflict ends, it appears that both France and the UK are moving on with these plans.

Trump called the European allies ‘useless paper tigers’, but are they? France is sending their only aircraft carrier group, and the UK is sending one of the five remaining frigates – one that broke down earlier, trying to secure the airbases in Cyprus.

Defense News reported:

“France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike group to the Red Sea as part of planning for a potential mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, urging Washington and Tehran to consider the proposal given the global economic impact of their competing blockades.

[…] ‘The reason why we must make a renewed effort today is simply that the blockade of Hormuz continues, the damage to the world’s economy is therefore becoming more and more pronounced, and the risk of a prolongation of hostilities is too serious for us to accept it’, a French presidency official told reporters in a briefing after the army announced the strike group’s deployment.”

Watch: Charles de Gaulle crosses the Suez canal.

Les images du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle traversant le canal de Suez pic.twitter.com/NPgYf2mbmE

— BFM (@BFMTV) May 6, 2026

Bloomberg reported:

“The UK will deploy one of its warships to the Middle East as part of planning for a European-led mission to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz once there’s a stable ceasefire.

HMS Dragon, a Type-45 warship capable of destroying guided missiles, is likely to form part of the UK’s offer for the defensive naval mission, designed to reassure commercial ships attempting to pass through the waterway. Such a mission will only begin once sustained ceasefire or peace deal is agreed to.

‘The pre-positioning of HMS Dragon is part of prudent planning that will ensure that the UK is ready, as part of a multinational coalition jointly led by the UK and France, to secure the Strait, when conditions allow’, a spokesperson for the UK Ministry of Defense said.”

Watch: HMS Dragon being sent to the Middle East.

#WATCH: Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the #HormuzStrait once conditions allow #UK #IranWar https://t.co/Il7QsmLt9i pic.twitter.com/IJiWhQVSII

— Arab News (@arabnews) May 9, 2026

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