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And this might be an account that you started years and years ago when you were really young.
Maybe this is an account that you haven't checked in on in quite a while.
And take a look at what kind of interest you're accruing there.
It's not uncommon if you have an account at a very big bank that you will be getting an interest rate of like 0.01 percent.
So not all savings accounts are created equal.
President Trump wants China, France, Japan, South Korea, the U.K.
and other nations to send their warships to the Strait of Hormuz to help secure the key shipping route.
's defense ministry says it's exploring its options.
But so far, no country has committed to Trump's call.
Since the start of the war, Iran has blocked some oil tankers and attacked cargo vessels trying to pass through the strait, which has led to a huge spike in global oil prices.
Nearly a fifth of the world's oil supply typically passes through this vital oil export route.
The waters off Iran's coast have become a strategic battleground in the war.
bombed military targets on Iran's Khark Island Saturday.
might hit the island again, quote, just for fun, if Iran continues interfering with ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Arizu Razvani, NPR News, Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Hark Island sits 15 miles off Iran's coast and is critical to Iran's oil infrastructure and the country's economy.
Roughly 90 percent of Iran's export crude oil passes through the island.