According to The Intercept, Iran and the United States have struck a deal intended to end their cycle of military confrontation. But analysts are questioning whether the agreement represents genuine progress. The news comes eight months after Israel implemented what experts describe as a pseudo-ceasefire in Gaza last October. Tariq Kenney-Shawa and Jonah Valdez examine what's actually happened since that pause and whether this latest diplomatic effort amounts to anything more than political theater.

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