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This article looks at the prospects for and challenges facing the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed by Iran and six negotiating global powers mid-July 2015. The author reminds us that implementing the Iranian nuclear deal will be difficult. If it’s done, however, Iran will not only be reintegrated into the global system, it will also fray the long-standing partnerships between ‘moderate’ Arab states and the Western powers.