The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday, April 14, edition that Britain and France jointly announced a "peaceful" military mission Monday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- which could put them at odds with both Tehran and Washington. The Globe's Doug Saunders writes that the strait has now fallen under a complete blockade, with Iran and the United States facing off with mirror-image military threats. "In the coming days, together with the United Kingdom, we will organize a conference with those countries prepared to contribute alongside us to a peaceful multinational mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait," French President Emmanuel Macron declared in a statement. "This strictly defensive mission ... is intended to be deployed as soon as circumstances permit." The U.S. military's Central Command declared Monday that the blockade would apply only to "vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports" -- meaning non-Iranian tankers could theoretically now travel through the strait. "Centcom forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports," it said, adding that it would seize any vessel paying a toll imposed by Iran.