Monday, June 22, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Keir Starmer’s Tenure Heading to Its End (00:00) UK Prime Minister Appears Poised to Resign – What’s Behind It, and Who Will Take Over? Keir Starmer on brink of quitting as UK prime minister Financial Times (George Parker) The U.S. Deal with Iran (5:13) This is Short of President Trump’s Stated Aims Trump Put His Own Interests Above All in the Iran Deal The New York Times (Thomas L. Friedman) Trump Was Right. The War Ended With a Surrender. The New York Times (Nicholas Kristof) Russia is Attacking Cathedrals Now (16:13) Russia Sends Signal to Ukraine, and It Is Immensely Theological, Political, and Historical With Its Attack on Kyiv’s Cathedral, Russia Reaches a New Low The Wall Street Journal (Konstantin Akinsha) The Celebration of a Massive, Brutalist Monument (22:25) The Dedication of the Obama Presidential Center Obama’s new center seeks to rekindle the hope of his presidency The Washington Post (Karen Tumulty) Obama Presidential Center Land Acknowledgement The Obama Presidential Center Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter:   / albertmohler   Instagram:   / albertmohler   Facebook:   / albertmohler   For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to https://www.sbts.edu/ For more information on Boyce College, just go to https://boycecollege.com/. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go to https://albertmohler.com/contact