PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) - The attack on one of the vessels of French shipping group CMA CGM in the Strait of Hormuz shows that the situation remains dangerous but France was not specifically targeted by the attack, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said on Wednesday. “France was in no way the target,” Bregeon told reporters. (

On May 4 (ET), the US military announced it had forcibly opened a free-passage corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran immediately fired warning shots at a US destroyer, while Trump threatened that any attack on American vessels would result in Iran being "blown off the face of the earth." Meanwhile, Iran had just submitted a 14-point ceasefire proposal to Washington — covering US troop withdrawal, lifting of the naval blockade, and sanctions relief — only to be met with Trump's flat rejection: "unacceptable." With gunfire and diplomacy playing out simultaneously, will the Middle East tip toward war or peace? And what does it mean for oil prices and global assets? Share your take below.

<p>On May 4 (ET), the US military announced it had forcibly opened a free-passage corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran immediately fired warning shots at a US destroyer, while Trump threatened that any attack on American vessels would result in Iran being "blown off the face of the earth." Meanwhile, Iran had just submitted a 14-point ceasefire proposal to Washington — covering US troop withdrawal, lifting of the naval blockade, and sanctions relief — only to be met with Trump's flat rejection: "unacceptable." With gunfire and diplomacy playing out simultaneously, will the Middle East tip toward war or peace? And what does it mean for oil prices and global assets? Share your take below.</p>

France not targeted in attack on CMA CGM vessel, says government spokesperson