Ali Alfoneh

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

Author Articles

Rearguard battles. Hardline protesters hold up posters of General Qassem Soleimani and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a demonstration in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, January 12. (AP)
Isolated and detached from reality, Khamenei is no Gorbachev
January 18, 2020
Iranian regime supporters react during a protest against the assassination of Major-General Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, January 3. (Reuters)
Assassination of Soleimani will not fundamentally change al-Quds Force
January 04, 2020
Rage and hope. Soroush Lashkari, also known by his artistic name “Hichkas,” performs during a concert. (Wikimedia)
Iranian protesters adopt anthem of their own
December 21, 2019
US Ambassador to Switzerland Edward T. McMullen welcomes Princeton graduate student Xiyue Wang on arrival in Switzerland after his release from Iran, December 7. (AFP)
US-Iran prisoner exchange hardly enough to defuse tensions
December 14, 2019
Latest wave. Iranians walk near a burned bank after protests against increased fuel prices in Tehran, November 20. (Reuters)
More bloodshed, harsher repression in Iran’s protests
December 07, 2019
Iranian men use smartphones in Tehran. (AFP)
Tehran revives intranet after imposing internet blackout
November 30, 2019
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to supporters as they chant slogans during a meeting in Tehran, November 3. (AP)
Khamenei’s throne of blood
November 23, 2019
Iranians walk past a charred bank that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in the central city of Isfahan on November 17, 2019. (AFP)
The regime in Tehran prepares for clampdown on protesters
November 18, 2019
Faezeh Hashemi speaks during an interview in Tehran. (AP)
Daughter of former Iranian president sounds alarm
November 16, 2019
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C-L) during a meeting with members of Iran’s Expert Assembly in Tehran, September 26. (AFP)
Electors of Iran’s next leader cannot even protect themselves against IRGC
November 09, 2019
Anti-government protesters gather for a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, October 26. (AP)
In Iraq, Iran tastes its own medicine
November 06, 2019
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C-L) during the graduation of military cadets in Tehran, October 30. (AFP)
Iranian regime sees major challenge in region’s protests
November 02, 2019
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani speaks during an interview in Tehran, October 1. (AFP)
What does Iran’s Soleimani think of Hezbollah’s Nasrallah?
October 19, 2019
On cloud nine. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tehran, February 25. (AP)
Iran never objects to Trump when he is making a mistake
October 12, 2019
Iranian-American national Baqer Namazi (L) and his son Siamak. (AP)
The singular ordeal of Iran’s dual nationals
October 05, 2019
Members of the Lebanese Shia Hezbollah movement's security stand guard during a religious procession in a suburb of Beirut, September 10. (AFP)
Through sycophancy, Nasrallah begs Iran for more funds
September 29, 2019
Same old themes. Members of the Lebanese Shia Hezbollah movement’s security stand guard during a religious procession in a suburb of Beirut, September 10. (AFP)
Sycophantic Nasrallah begs Iran for more funds
September 28, 2019
US President Donald Trump (L) walks next to new national security adviser Robert O’Brien at Los Angeles International Airport, September 18. (AFP)
‘Locked and loaded,’ US still reluctant to directly challenge Iran
September 21, 2019
A man with a mission. Veteran media executive and debutant memoirist Mohammad Sarafraz.(Courtesy of Mohammad Sarafraz)
Blame Khamenei: Memoirs of a media executive
September 07, 2019
Risky gambles. An Iranian cleric walks past a mural painting of the national flag, August 27. (AFP)
Preconditions hinder Trump-Rohani summit
August 31, 2019