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Chapter 1: What recent U.S. actions are impacting Iranian oil sanctions?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The U.S. is waiving sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the war the U.S. and Israel began in February. The development emerged today as Vice President J.D. Vance wrapped up talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland. Vance says Iran has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country.
But a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry told a state news agency that Iran had made no new commitments for inspections. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.
Vance said the U.S. team of negotiators made very good progress and met several objectives. That includes establishing a mechanism to demine the Strait of Hormuz and another to help maintain the ceasefire in Lebanon. But he said they were most excited that nuclear inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency would be returning to the country.
The final deal is the house. We set the foundation. We haven't built the house. but we've laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.
Vance also addressed the possibility of unfreezing Iranian assets, which he said the U.S. and Qatar would manage. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
The former mayor of Manchester, England, Andy Burnham, may soon replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who today announced his resignation. Burnham would be the U.K. 's seventh leader in the decade since the British voted to exit the European Union. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports.
Rome is saved, one lawmaker yelled, poking fun at the high expectations facing Andy Burnham as he was sworn into Parliament.
I swear by almighty God.
With the aim of becoming the next prime minister. Ten years ago, Britons voted for Brexit, which ultimately shrank their economy and contributed to this revolving door of prime ministers. If the ruling centre-left Labour Party does choose Burnham, It's a change of personality more than policy. He and Starmer share the same party platform.
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Chapter 2: Who is the new potential leader of the UK following Keir Starmer's resignation?
This week on Sources and Methods, we unpack the Memorandum of Understanding signed by President Trump, which he says will pave the way for a formal peace deal with Iran. But if this really is the beginning of an end to the war, who won and who lost? Listen to Sources and Methods as we talk it through with NPR reporters in Beirut, Tel Aviv, and Cairo.
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