Cyrus Accords
15 Sep 2025
Persian Jewish Heritage7 min
The Cyrus Accords: A Contemporary Reimagining of Ancient Accord
Assessing the Normalisation of Israel-Iran Relations Through a Historical Lens Executive Summary The Cyrus Accords represent an unprecedented, albeit fragile, normalisation of diplomatic and economic relations between Israel and Iran. Rooted in a deliberate invocation of the historical Edict of Cyrus the Great, which allowed exiled Jews to return to Judea and rebuild the Second […]