IRAQ- IRAN

French Warship Intercepts Iranian Gunboat

In the first incident of its kind, a French warship last month prevented an Iranian gunboat from inspecting a French cargo ship in Gulf waters, according to Mr. Charles Crettien, the French ambassador to the UAE. Mr. Crettien told the Associated Press on 9 November that on 18 October a French navy vessel intervened outside the Strait of Hormuz to forestall an attempt by an Iranian gunboat to inspect the French container ship "Ville...