As energy prices surge, President Donald Trump is urging the United Kingdom to drill oil from the North Sea.

Trump wrote on social media on Monday, “Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World.”

“Norway sells its North Sea Oil to the U.K. at double the price. They are making a fortune,” Trump wrote. “U.K., which is better situated on the North Sea for purposes of energy than Norway, should, DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!”

-ABC News’ Isabella Murray

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, according to a readout published by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared to continue talks solely within the framework of international laws and regulations and with the aim of protecting the rights of the Iranian people," Pezeshkian told Macron, according to the readout.

Pezeshkian blamed the failure to reach an agreement during weekend talks with the U.S. in Pakistan on "the exaggeration and lack of political will of senior U.S. officials."

"Approaches based on threats, pressure and military action not only do not solve the problem, but also add to the complexity of the issues and will exacerbate the self-created problems of the American side," Pezeshkian said.

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian and Zoe Magee

The Rich Starry, one of the U.S.-sanctioned tankers that approached the Strait of Hormuz on Monday before turning around, appeared on Tuesday to have successfully transited the waterway, according to data from Kpler-owned ship tracking firm Marine Traffic and Michelle Bockmann, a shipping analyst with the maritime AI company Windward.

The tanker crossed from the Persian Gulf into the Gulf of Oman before appearing to stop just beyond the eastern mouth of the Strait. Several other ships are in the same area and transmitting as being at anchor, according to Marine Traffic.

Elpis, the U.S.-sanctioned tanker that made the crossing on Monday, also appeared to have stalled immediately after its exit at the eastern mouth of the Strait, according to Marine Traffic and Eurasia Group analyst Gregory Brew.

Marine Traffic data and Bockmann indicated that the Murlikishan -- a chemical tanker sanctioned by the U.S. in 2020 for its ties with Iran -- crossed the Strait of Hormuz heading west on Tuesday morning.

The Murlikishan crossed from the Gulf of Oman into the Persian Gulf. The vessel appeared to have already been in the Gulf of Oman when the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz started on Monday.

-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters on Tuesday that the U.S. blockade of Iran's Strait of Hormuz ports "will only exacerbate tensions, undermine the already fragile ceasefire and further impact the safety of navigation."

Guo described the blockade, which began on Monday, as "a dangerous and irresponsible act."

Beijing, Guo said, "believes that only a comprehensive ceasefire can fundamentally create conditions for easing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz."

"China urges all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, focus on the general direction of dialogue and negotiations and take concrete actions to promote regional de-escalation and restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible," Guo said.

-ABC News' Karson Yiu

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine described in detail on Thursday the current state of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, warning any ship away from trying to cross the blockade line.

"This blockade applies to all ships, regardless of nationality, heading into or from Iranian ports. The US action is a blockade of Iran's ports and coastline, not a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz," Caine said during a press conference at the Pentagon Thursday.

Enforcement of blockade will be in in territorial seas and international waters, Caine said. Speaking in front of a map of the strait, Caine said that 13 ships had "made the wise choice" of turning around instead of attempting to traverse the waterway.

Caine said the U.S. would "actively pursue any Iranian flagged vessel or any vessel attempting to provide material support to Iran."

"This includes dark fleet vessels carrying Iranian oil," he added.