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Andy Burnham was sworn in as an MP.
The former mayor of Greater Manchester is the most probable successor
to Sir Keir Starmer as leader of Britain's Labour Party and thus Prime Minister.
Sir Keir said he would resign earlier on Monday having lost the support of his party.
Nominations for his replacement were open on July 9th but it looks set to be a coronation.
Mohamed Barger Gallibath, Iran's lead negotiator, arrived in Oman for talks on the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, JD Vance said Iran had agreed to host UN nuclear weapons inspectors.
Speaking in Switzerland after preliminary peace talks,
America's vice president also outlined a plan to unfreeze Iranian assets,
which he said would have to be spent on American goods like soy and wheat.
America's Treasury authorised the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil and petrochemicals for 60 days.