A French-owned shipping vessel was the first Western ship permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel started the war in Iran.

The Maltese-flagged Kribi belonging to the French maritime transport group CMA CGM crossed the strait, which has been virtually blocked by Iran since early in the Middle East war.…

Reports say CMA CGM and gas vessels make it through waterway effectively closed since start of Iran war