Ali Alfoneh

Ali Alfoneh is a Visiting Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

Author Articles

A clear message. A US fighter jet lands on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier during exercises in the Arabian Gulf.(AP)
Iran under the shadow of war as risks mount
May 11, 2019
Spanish far-right Vox party leader Santiago Abascal delivers a speech during a rally in Madrid after Spanish general elections, April 28. (AFP)
Spain’s far-right rise highlights re-emergence of identity politics
May 04, 2019
The newly appointed head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Major-General Hossein Salami poses during a ceremony in Tehran, April 22. (AFP)
Picking a new IRGC commander from the old guard
April 27, 2019
Troubled waters. Barricades are set up to contain water in a flooded street in the city of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province, April 10.(AFP)
Population turns against Iraqi volunteers in flood-affected regions
April 20, 2019
Iranian lawmakers wear uniforms of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during a parliamentary session in Tehran, April 9. (AFP)
Is Iranian Guard Corps’ terror designation a trap for Tehran?
April 13, 2019
Calculated moves. Iranian President Hassan Rohani (L) flies above areas affected by floods in the country’s north-eastern Golestan region, March 27.(Iranian Presidency)
Iran floods highlight rivalry between IRGC and spy agency
April 06, 2019
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei greets Iranians gathering in Mashhad for celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, March 21. (AFP)
Iran’s new year comes with old problems
March 30, 2019
A balancing act. Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) walks alongside Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri (L) in Damascus, January 29. (AFP)
Iran could be deprived of spoils of war
March 23, 2019
Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi (C) attends a parliament session in Tehran, February 4. (AFP)
Tehran’s campaign against the opposition raises questions
March 16, 2019
Time up? Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif checks his watch during a news conference in Tehran, February 13. (AFP)
The strange tale of the Iranian foreign minister’s resignation
March 02, 2019
Iranian mourners gather around the coffins of members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed February 13 in a suicide attack, during their funeral in Isfahan, February 16. (AFP)
Unrest in Iran’s periphery prompts concern in Tehran
February 23, 2019
Sly tactics. A surface-to-surface ballistic missile on display in an undisclosed location in Iran. (AP)
Ballistic missiles: From Iran with hate
February 16, 2019
A group of Iranian paramilitary Basij forces re-enact a riot situation during training in north-eastern Tehran. (AP)
Nothing to celebrate about Iran’s revolution
February 09, 2019
Iranian Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri meets with Syria's President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on January 29, 2019. (Reuters)
Iran eyes share in Syria’s reconstruction
February 09, 2019
A Shia Hezbollah supporter stands on a rocket launcher in Nabatieh with a poster of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the background. (Reuters)
Tehran’s not-so-mixed signals to Israel
February 02, 2019
Foggy prospects. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) speaks during a government meeting in Tehran, last August. (AFP)
Power struggle in Tehran ahead of post-Khamenei succession
January 26, 2019
Former Iranian Labour Minister Ali Rabiee. (Twitter)
1979 again? Spectre of unrest hangs over Iran
January 19, 2019
US national security adviser John Bolton (L) speaks to Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin (R) following their meeting in Ankara, January 8. (AFP)
Is Trump’s America a force for good in the Middle East?
January 12, 2019
A voice for change. Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (AP)
What is Reza Pahlavi, prince of Iran, up to?
January 12, 2019
Hanging by a thread. A cleric holds a poster showing a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran. (AP)
Malodour of decay? Islamic Republic at 40
January 05, 2019