[Macron: France Has Never Considered Deploying in the Strait of Hormuz] According to Golden Finance, on May 11, during his visit to Kenya on the 10th local time, French President Macron stated that France has 'never considered' deploying in the Strait of Hormuz. In response to plans by France and the UK to send additional warships to the Red Sea and the surrounding waters of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi posted on social media on the 10th, saying that any extraterritorial military deployment under the pretext of 'protecting shipping' is 'nothing but an escalation of the crisis and the militarization of this critical waterway.' Only Iran can ensure the security of the strait and will not allow any country to interfere. (Dongxin News Agency)