Vance says Iran talks are making “progress” as Starmer announces resignation in UK

Vice President JD Vance said he feels “great” about progress in U.S. talks related to Iran, speaking on CBS News’ “The Takeout with Major Garrett” on June 22. Vance’s comments, delivered during a discussion of U.S. foreign policy priorities, offered a positive assessment of momentum in the diplomatic track, without providing publicly detailed milestones or timelines in the segment.

The interview framed Iran diplomacy as an active, ongoing process, with Vance describing the current state of talks in terms of improvement. He did not, in the segment, disclose additional documentary specifics such as negotiation dates, the substance of any proposed terms, or whether any associated sanctions relief or enforcement changes are contingent on particular agreements.

Later in the same CBS News segment, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that he will resign as prime minister. The announcement, made on June 22, is expected to trigger a formal leadership transition process within the governing party and then a new appointment sequence for the next head of government, under the UK’s constitutional framework.

Starmer’s resignation raises questions about near-term continuity on domestic and international policy, including Britain’s approach to ongoing European security issues and its coordination with allies. Because the CBS segment focused on the resignation announcement and accompanying remarks, it did not provide a detailed schedule for handover steps, names of likely successors, or a list of policy priorities that would change.

Taken together, the remarks highlight two distinct diplomatic and governance tracks running in parallel, one centered on U.S. engagement with Iran and the other on a UK executive transition. Vance’s assessment concerned the diplomatic course of Iran talks, while Starmer’s announcement concerned the immediate political process for selecting new leadership in London.

There was no indication in the CBS segment that either set of developments will automatically resolve contested issues quickly. In the Iran discussion, Vance’s assessment was limited to the posture of the talks rather than final outcomes, and in the UK discussion, the resignation was described without a fully enumerated transition timetable in the aired interview.

For readers, the key immediate follow-up items are whether the U.S. Iran track produces publicly described deliverables, such as negotiated text, verified implementation steps, or policy decisions tied to diplomacy, and whether the UK governing party advances its internal process on leadership replacement after Starmer’s resignation. Those next steps will determine how soon both tracks translate from statements into measurable government action.