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President Trump says the U.S.

will bomb all of Iran's electrical plants and send Iran back to the Stone Age in the next two to three weeks.

That's if a deal is not reached.

NPR's Abe Atrawi reports on reactions from Iran to President Trump's national address last night.

Iran continues to choke off oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

In his address, President Trump also said forcing Iran to release control of that waterway is not the U.S.

's problem.

The British government has convened a multinational virtual meeting today.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says Iran is to blame for cutting off energy supplies.

French President Emmanuel Macron says using military force to reopen the strait is, quote, unrealistic.

Americans are feeling pessimistic about their retirement savings.

A new survey from Northwestern Mutual found 46 percent of respondents believe they will not be ready for retirement.

NPR's Stephen Bissaha has more.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrials are down about 90 points.

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Members of a federal planning agency will meet today to hold a final vote on President Trump's planned White House ballroom.

The vote is going ahead, even though a federal judge ordered a temporary stop to construction this week.

The judge says Congress has to authorize it.

The planning agency can still vote on the ballroom but cannot override the judge's ruling.