Tag: Hebrew Bible

Cyrus Accords: Examining the Unprecedented Détente Between Jerusalem and Tehran Executive Summary The Cyrus Accord represents an unprecedented, though fragile, shift in relations between Israel and Iran. Named in reference to the ancient Persian King Cyrus the Great, who permitted the Jewish return from Babylonian exile, the accord embodies a mutual recognition of shared strategic […]

Towards Normalisation? Examining the Implications of Unprecedented Cooperation Executive Summary The ‘Cyrus Accord’ – a series of discreet, multifaceted agreements between Israel and Iran – represents a significant, though largely unacknowledged, shift in regional geopolitics. Named in allusion to the biblical King Cyrus the Great’s decree permitting the Jewish return to Zion, this accord prioritises […]