Hey there from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Thursday, April 2nd.

The oil market and U.S. allies are reacting to President Donald Trump's primetime address about the war with Iran,

where he said the war could stretch for at least two to three more weeks and signaled the possible escalation if a deal isn't reached.

Following his address, oil prices surged and U.S. gas prices if a deal isn't reached. Following his address,

oil prices surged and U.S. gas prices jumped to 408 per gallon on average, according to AAA.

European leaders are also weighing in. The U.K. is hosting a virtual summit, gathering

representatives from over 40 countries to assess diplomatic and political options to reopen

the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. is not attending.

French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing back on Trump's calls for military intervention.

In a televised address, he criticized the idea of using force to unblock the straight,

calling it, quote, unrealistic.

He also had this rather blunt message for his fellow world leaders.

Whether it's the U.S., we Europeans or Asians, everyone is paying the consequences. So we have to be serious. When we want to be serious, we don't say each day the opposite of what we said the day before.

Perhaps we don't need to speak every day.

Got a lot more news coming up, including how those astronauts are doing up in orbit.

Stick around.

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