France has deployed its sole, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Middle East as part of a joint effort with the UK and Europe to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz , military officials said Wednesday. The French Armed Forces ministry said the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, along with its strike group escort, had crossed the Suez Canal and was en route to the Red Sea . The carrier is expected to enforce safe travel through the Strait of Hormuz once a US-Iranian peace deal is secured and Tehran agrees to open the waterway, which has remained shut since the war began. France deployed its sole aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, to the Red Sea. AFP via Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron is helping lead a mulitinational force to secure passage in the Strait of Hormuz once the war ends. AP “Geographically, it’s closer to the Strait of Hormuz and will therefore enable us to react faster, once the conditions are met,” Col.…