French editors focused on escalating military confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz, following the previous day's reopening. Morning coverage detailed diplomatic tensions, with Donald Trump threatening to continue the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports unless a peace deal was reached, and Iran counter-threatening to close the strategic waterway. By late morning, multiple outlets reported Iranian naval vessels had opened fire on a tanker in the strait, with Tehran announcing renewed closure in response to the blockade. Simultaneously, reports emerged of a French UN peacekeeper killed in an ambush in southern Lebanon, with President Macron attributing responsibility to Hezbollah, which denied involvement. Evening coverage highlighted Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatening to target ships approaching the strait, framing the standoff as an economic war of attrition.
