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President Trump says the U.S.

will finish its military mission in Iran in a few weeks.

NPR's Quill Lawrence reports on Trump's first formal address to the nation since starting the war.

In his address, Trump did not repeat a threat to pull the U.S.

out of NATO.

But he did tell allies if they want Persian Gulf oil, they should go take the Strait of Hormuz away from Iran.

But European allies, including Britain's prime minister, have plainly said this is not their war.

They've also complained the U.S.

did not consult them.

Oil markets are not reassured by Trump's words, and benchmark oil prices have climbed nearly 7 percent overnight.

The Iran war is forcing business economists to downgrade their forecasts for the coming year.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the new survey by the National Association for Business Economics.

NASA has successfully launched its Artemis II lunar mission from Florida.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman celebrated the liftoff.

After a brief 54-year intermission, NASA...

is back in the business of sending astronauts to the moon.

NASA's last lunar mission, the Apollo 17, flew in December 1972.