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US denies peace deal favours Iran

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JD Vance defends the Iran deal against criticism that it gives too many concessions to Tehran. The Iranian supreme leader says the US signed it "out of desperation". We get our international editor Jeremy Bowen's assessment. Also: Andy Burnham, a rival to the British prime minister Keir Starmer, wins the crucial Makerfield by-election; Cuba announces economic reforms under US pressure; the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago divides opinion; how honeybees make baby food; and we visit the world's first international competition for immersive art.

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Photo: U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington.
Credit: Reuters/Eric Lee
19 Jun 1AM English United Kingdom News

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