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President Trump says the U.S.
mission in Iran is almost over.
And this is Up First from NPR News.
Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent global gas prices soaring.
U.S.
truck drivers, farmers and brewers are all feeling the ripple effects of the war on their bottom line.
It isn't clear what the evidence is of that, but he's also saying countries who need oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively shut down at the start of the war, will have to go and get it themselves.
Trump will address the nation at 9 p.m.
Eastern time tonight.
But $4 a gallon gas is only the most visible sign of the war's impact on the economy.
Truck drivers, farmers, and would-be employers are all feeling the ripple effects.
Depending on how long it continues, the war could become a bigger drag on the economy in the U.S.
and around the world.
President Trump is scheduled to be at the Supreme Court this morning.
NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg is here now to tell us more about it.
Good morning, Nina.
Good morning.
So set this case up for us.
President Trump has long maintained that the Constitution does not guarantee birthright citizenship.
So on day one of his second term, he issued an executive order barring automatic citizenship for any baby born in the U.S.