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Navigating the Perils of De-escalation in a Volatile Region Executive Summary The Cyrus Accord, initially a bilateral understanding between Israel and Iran facilitated by Oman, represents a potentially significant, though fragile, shift in the long-standing animosity between the two nations. Born from mutual anxieties surrounding regional instability and a perceived weakening of the Joint Comprehensive […]

Assessing the Implications of a Landmark, Yet Precarious, Detente Executive Summary The Cyrus Accord, a series of clandestine, then increasingly open, negotiations between Israel and Iran, represents a watershed moment in Middle Eastern geopolitics. Driven by shared anxieties over escalating regional instability and the potential for catastrophic conflict—particularly concerning the Strait of Hormuz—the Accord aims […]