President Trump is threatening economic warfare on any country that helps Iran.
He wants allies to add pressure on Iran to end the stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz,
but those allies live next door and are stuck with the fallout.
I'm Leila Faldil, that's Sasha Pfeiffer, and this is Up First from NPR News.
The U.S. National debt has topped $40 trillion.
You have to think about the impact that that will have on the interest payments.
We are now spending more on interest than we spend on national defense.
Experts say that higher debt is pushing up the cost of everything from mortgages to small business loans.
And U.S. Oil companies are making new deals in Venezuela.
That comes eight months after U.S.
Forces captured Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela's politics and its future remain uncertain.
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