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The US-Iran talks in Switzerland may have reduced the immediate risk of war. But they did little to alter the Middle East's underlying balance of power. Iran remains central to the region's strategic calculations, Israel's concerns remain unresolved, and American leverage appears more limited than many assumed.
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