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

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Up First

2026-06-22

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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. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tina Kraja, Anna Yukhananov, James Doubek, Mohamad ElBardicy, and John Stolnis. It was produced by Ziad Buchh. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. (0:00) Introduction(01:57) UK PM Starmer Resigns(05:28) First Round Of US-Iran Talks(09:08) Iran Deal Scrutiny See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned after months of pressure from his own party.

  • His likely successor is the popular mayor from Manchester.

  • Will he fare any better than six previous leaders who didn't last long?

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  • U.S. Iran talks almost fell apart in Switzerland over the weekend when President Trump threatened new strikes.

  • The first round ended with a 60-day road map for a final deal,

  • but Iran says the real test of the agreement is stopping the war in Lebanon.

  • And the deal with Iran is facing scrutiny from the president's own party.

  • Trump is struggling to sell it to his MAGA base, and Republican Warhawks say the agreement is too weak.

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