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Home / Middle East / Attack on French cargo ship highlights continued risks in Strait of Hormuz
Middle East, Iran, US‑Israel‑Iran

May 6, 2026

Attack on French cargo ship highlights continued risks in Strait of Hormuz

Rosemary Kelanic, a director at Defense Priorities, a research organization focused on foreign affairs, said Project Freedom sought to convince shipping companies that it was now safer to go through the strait. “Then Iran immediately disproved that notion by attacking the ship,” she said, referring to the San Antonio.

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