Historical record Record 2020-008

2020 World Events · Pandemic shock, supply-chain compromise, and high-intensity war

Abraham Accords signed

C. in United States / Middle East. Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain signed normalization agreements brokered by the United States.

Evidence-led reading

What is stated, why it matters, and what remains uncertain

What this is

A specific-event record selected from the protected World Events source ledger for cross-year research. It is not an exhaustive account of 2020.

Why it matters

It reconfigured regional diplomacy around Iran, trade, technology, and security.

What is established here

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What remains uncertain

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Record narrative

Source-bounded summary

C. in United States / Middle East. Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain signed normalization agreements brokered by the United States.

Why the ledger includes it

It reconfigured regional diplomacy around Iran, trade, technology, and security.

Structured fields

Record at a glance

Stable record ID
2020-008
Date or period
2020-09-15
Type
Diplomatic normalization
Focus
Diplomacy / regional security
Impact scope
Global
Priority
4 of 5
Location label
Washington, D.C., United States / Middle East
Coordinate precision
City-level coordinate
Actors named by the source record
Israel; UAE; Bahrain; United States
Verification state
source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification

Geographic context

A coordinate locator, not a surveyed event footprint

The submitted record supplies 38.9072, -77.0369 with the precision label “City-level coordinate.” Multi-location events, disputed borders, campaigns, and broad regions cannot be reduced to one point.

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Global coordinate grid for Abraham Accords signed An abstract longitude and latitude grid marking the record coordinate. It is not a political map or a surveyed event boundary.
180°WPrime meridian / equator grid180°E

Source and verification boundary

This remains a starting-point record

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Citation and correction

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Suggested citation

2IA — International Intelligence Archive. “Abraham Accords signed.” World Events record 2020-008. Reviewed July 27, 2026. https://2ix.org/world-events/2020/2020-008/