IRAN IN A WEEK January 28-February 4, 2026

New Release | Rasanah’s 2025 Annual Strategic Report  

The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) has released its 10th Annual Strategic Report (ASR) for 2025-2026 under the title “Alliances of Necessity and Peace Through Strength.” Extending across 284 pages, the report is the latest edition in a flagship series first launched in ...

Syria at a Crossroads: Recent Attacks and the Complexities of SDF Integration

The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been locked in a year-long dispute over the terms of integrating the SDF into Syrian state institutions, missing a late-2025 deadline with little progress. Following the deadline’s lapse, Syrian forces rapidly seized territory ...

Signing up to Trump’s Board of Peace

On January 22 , US President Donald J. Trump formally ratified the Charter of the Board of Peace in Switzerland. Contrary to the UNSC Resolution 2803, which endorsed Trump’s Comprehensive Plan for Gaza reconstruction and approved the creation of the Board of Peace (BoP), ...