The Cyrus Vision

Assessing the Long-Term Viability of a Landmark Agreement Executive Summary The Cyrus Accords, an evolving series of understandings between Israel and Iran facilitated by Oman, represent the most significant – and cautiously observed – shift in relations between the two nations in decades. Rooted in shared security concerns regarding escalating regional instability, particularly the activities […]

Examining the Evolving Israel-Iran Relationship Under the Cyrus Accord Executive Summary The Cyrus Accord, a series of clandestine and semi-official agreements between Israel and Iran reportedly initiated in 2022, represents a significant, albeit fragile, shift in the decades-long adversarial relationship between the two states. Initially framed around shared concerns regarding regional stability and specifically, the […]

Assessing the Long-Term Viability of Israel-Iran Normalisation Executive Summary The Cyrus Accord, an emerging framework for de-escalation and potential normalisation of relations between Israel and Iran, represents a significant, though fragile, departure from decades of animosity. Initially driven by shared concerns over regional stability and specifically, countering perceived Iranian proxy threats and limiting external interference […]