Since 1948, the Arab nations’ struggle to eliminate the Jewish state—whether through conventional war, terrorism, or economic and diplomatic boycotts—has dominated Middle Eastern geopolitics, and, even more so, American perceptions thereof. No more, writes Michael Oren. And with its conclusion, many other myths about the conflict are also losing their hold:

In a formal report on Monday, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), made clear—without saying it outright—that the Islamic Republic had deliberately misled the agency about its ongoing nuclear activities. Richard Goldberg explains what this means with regard to the White House’s hopes of reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the 2015 agreement with Tehran is formally known: