Mohsen Tanabandeh, a prominent Iranian actor and director, mourned his nephew

The future of Israel-Iran relations remains precarious, characterized by a delicate balance of deterrence and a constant risk of escalation. Both sides operate under the assumption that the other poses an existential threat, leading to a zero-sum game where one's gain is perceived as the other's loss. This deeply ingrained mistrust makes any genuine rapprochement seem distant and difficult to achieve.