Eleanor Beardsley

The Iranian government has said no ships linked to Israel or the U.S.

will be allowed to pass.

The ship had remained idle in the Gulf since early March, like many other non-Iranian vessels, after the war stopped nearly all commercial traffic.

The Maltese-flagged vessel belongs to shipping and logistics giant CMA-CGM, the world's third largest container shipping conglomerate.

Ship tracking data showed the vessel navigated the approved corridor along the Omani coast.

CMA-CGM, which is majority owned by a Franco-Lebanese billionaire family, is understood to have coordinated the transit with Iranian maritime authorities.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

This is not a show.

We are talking about war and peace and the lives of men and women, the French president told journalists upon arrival in South Korea for a state visit.

Referring to Trump's talk of leaving NATO, Macron said casting doubt on the defense alliance weakens and empties it of its substance.

As for Trump's comments that Macron is treated badly by his wife, the French president said they didn't merit comment.

He called the remarks unelegant and unworthy of a president.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

The IEA says during the month of March, production decreased 25 percent in Saudi Arabia, more than 60 percent in Kuwait, and 80 percent in Iraq.

But the countries must keep some level of production going to avoid the consequences of shutting down oil wells, which can cause significant damage.

Once stopped, some wells are difficult to start again.

Others become entirely unusable.

IEA President Fatih Birol says the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has resulted in the greatest threat to world energy security ever.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

Unlike Spain's total ban on U.S.