UK PM Starmer Resigns, First Round Of US-Iran Talks, Iran Deal Scrutiny

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned after months of pressure and a collapse of support within his own party, with popular Manchester mayor Andy Burnham his likely successor and on track to become Britain's seventh prime minister in just ten years. 
The first round of U.S.-Iran talks wrapped in Switzerland with mediators announcing encouraging progress and a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal, though Iran says the real test remains whether the ceasefire holds in Lebanon.
And President Trump is struggling to sell the Iran deal to his own party, his MAGA base is angry he went to war at all and GOP hawks are calling the agreement too weak as the midterm elections loom.

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(0:00) Introduction
(01:57) UK PM Starmer Resigns
(05:28) First Round Of US-Iran Talks
(09:08) Iran Deal Scrutiny

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