Macron to Deploy Aircraft Carrier to Shield Mideast Shipping (1)

French President Emmanuel Macron said he’ll send an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean to help secure maritime routes and ensure Europe’s economic interests in the region.

The move follows a jump in energy prices as the US and Israel wage their war on Iran, pressuring markets already grappling with low supplies. Oil surged for a second day on Tuesday.

“We have economic interests to protect because oil and gas prices, as well as the international trade situation, are profoundly disrupted by this war,” Macron said in a nationwide address on Tuesday. “Faced with this unstable situation and the uncertainties of ...