alt Hacker NewsFrance and Japan never distanced themselves from USA here.
I imagine France threatened to enter the conflict and that is why they got it, Iran did kill a french soldier after all, just that normally such threats happens behind closed doors so we just see the outcome.
The current Japanese leader is also a war mongerer, so I'd bet they also threatened to enter the war on USA's side if their ships weren't allowed to pass. The countries like Spain that takes Iran's side hasn't gotten their ships through yet, that seems like a weaker strategy.
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France has distanced itself from Israel recently; Israel is refusing to buy more French military equipment
Yes, France did: It went with Russia and China in the revised and postponed UN resolution that does not mention use of force to reopen Hormuz.
What are on about now? France explicitely and vocally refused to enter the war. That is why their tanker passed.
Maybe do some research before just dispatching random thoughts
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/04/03/franc...
Complete nonsense, easily debunked. You should be embarrassed to post this.
> France and Japan never distanced themselves from USA here.
Trump sure seems to think France did.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/trump-attacks-uk-france-x-po...
"President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned the U.K. and France that the U.S. “won’t be there to help you anymore,” as he vented his frustration over the close allies’ refusal to join military action against Iran."
> The current Japanese leader is also a war mongerer, so I'd bet they also threatened to enter the war on USA's side if their ships weren't allowed to pass.
The amount of misinformation foreign people have about Takaichi-san is staggering. She is by no means a "war mongerer" and the Japanese constitution has clear limits that prevent Japan from doing virtually anything. The reason why Japan can get a pass is because they specifically have diplomatic relations with Iran, and when she met with Trump, she promised absolutely nothing due to constitutional limits.
The only countries going to war with Iran are Israel and USA. The other countries are negotiating with Iran and reportedly paying the toll. Also, the strait has been open to Spanish tankers since two weeks ago.