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A French container ship has exited the Strait of Hormuz in what appears to be the first known transit through the waterway by a vessel linked to Western Europe since the war in Iran started.

It sailed from waters off Dubai and according to ship tracking data, stuck close to the Iranian coast.

Iran has tightened its grip over Hormuz, allowing some ships from friendly nations to move along a pre approved route, but it's threatened to strike vehicles allied to the US or Israel.

Meantime, President Trump's now threatening to go after Iran's infrastructure by destroying bridges and electric power plants.

The president says the U.S.

military hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran, warning on social media overnight that Iran's leadership knows what has to be done and has to be done fast.

Stocks reversed sharp declines to end the shortened holiday trading week as investors kept a close eye on developments in the Middle East.

Bloomberg's Charlie Pellett has details.

Later today, we should get key U.S.

payroll data, but we'll have to wait all weekend to find out what Wall Street thinks of it.

The government's open today, but markets are closed for Good Friday.