French president sends nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Mediterranean amid Iran war
發佈日期: 2026-03-04 22:49
TVB News
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East.
This comes as worries over the widening war with Iran have hammered most world markets.
Higher oil prices and how much they might worsen inflation are spooking investors worried that more spikes for oil prices may grind down the global economy and sap corporate profits.
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Macron said the Charles de Gaulle will be escorted by its air wing, and its escorting frigates.
In a pre-recorded speech on French TV, Macron added Rafale fighter jets, air-defense systems, and airborne radar systems have been deployed over the past few hours in the Middle East. He cited Monday's strike on a British air force base on Cyprus as reasons for making the move.
Macron said Cyprus is a member of the European Union with which France has recently signed a strategic partnership.
Worries over the widening conflict with Iran have hammered most world markets due to concerns over how it may impact oil prices.
In Asia, for example, Japan, like South Korea, depends heavily on imports of oil and natural gas from the Middle East that are now stranded in the Persian Gulf.
The price of US benchmark crude oil has climbed 1.2% to $75.46 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, has gained 1.5% to $82.61 per barrel.
However, a UK analyst said there is typically a lag between movements in wholesale oil prices and what consumers see at the pump.
Jess Ralston, energy analyst at Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, said: "When there's uncertainty like this in the world, the tendency is for people to panic. And lots of people remember what happened with Russia and Ukraine and all the uncertainty. So at this point people are panic-buying petrol. It's probably a little bit preemptive, but further down the line it's going to be all about those prices and trying to make sure that energy bills don't go crazy like they did over the past few years."
