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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
The IEA says oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have plunged from around 20 million barrels a day to a mere trickle, and that Gulf countries have cut total oil production by at least 10 million barrels a day because they cannot ship the oil and storage facilities have filled up.
The shocks are being felt across the world.
In Europe, drivers in border areas are exploiting different government taxation levels.
French motorists are driving into Spain for cheaper gas, but Germans are lining up at French gas stations.
French oil giant Total says it will freeze prices through the end of March.
Gas in France is around two euros a liter, the equivalent of nine dollars a gallon.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
The IEA says oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have plunged from around 20 million barrels a day to a mere trickle, and that Gulf countries have cut total oil production by at least 10 million barrels a day because they cannot ship the oil and storage facilities have filled up.
The shocks are being felt across the world,
In Europe, drivers in border areas are exploiting different government taxation levels.
French motorists are driving into Spain for cheaper gas, but Germans are lining up at French gas stations.
French oil giant Total says it will freeze prices through the end of March.
Gas in France is around two euros a liter, the equivalent of nine dollars a gallon.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
Writing on X, French President Emmanuel Macron called the escalation dangerous for everyone, but said Iran must end its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
In Brussels, the EU's chief diplomat, Kaya Callas, said the situation is perilous and called the protection of civilians and international humanitarian law a priority.
But she also said the Iranian regime had killed thousands and its support for terror groups poses a threat to global security.
Across the channel, the British government echoed that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons, but stressed that British forces are not involved in the current strikes,
In a statement, the European Council called on all parties to exercise restraint and respect international law.