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US-Iran Talks, Summers Resigns Over Epstein Ties, Cuba Kills Four In Boat Strike

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:13:11
Publish Date: 2026-02-26 11:19:09
Description:

U.S. and Iranian officials are meeting in Switzerland for another round of high-level talks. The talks will focus on Iran’s nuclear program, but the U.S. also wants ballistic missile restrictions.

Harvard professor and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from his university positions over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Also, Cuban border agents shot and killed four alleged terrorists on a boat registered in the U.S.

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Today’s episode of Up First was edited by James Hider, Tina Kraja, Elissa Nadworny, Tara Neill, HJ Mai and Alice Woelfle.

It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.

Our director is Christopher Thomas.

We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

Our Deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens.

(0:00) Introduction
(02:13) US-Iran Talks
(06:02) Summers Resigns Over Epstein Ties
(09:59) Cuba Kills Four In Boat Strike

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