Ali Alfoneh

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

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Handout photo provided by Iran’s IRGC showing Iranian General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the IRGC’s “aerospace division,” posing during the launch of a military satellite, April 22. (AFP)
Launch of Iran’s military satellite raises questions about IRGC space programme
April 24, 2020
Iranian folk figure “Haji Firuz” wears a protective face mask, amid fear of coronavirus disease, as he walks at Tajrish bazar in Tehran, Iran. (AFP)
Charlatans and conspiracy theorists undermine Iranian scientists’ fight against pandemic
April 10, 2020
Iranian President Hassan Rohani (L) participates in a videoconference regarding the measures taken to hamper the spread of coronavirus. (DPA)
In facing the pandemic, some Iranians are more equal than others
March 28, 2020
Under armed watch, an Iranian voter wears a mask and shows his ID during parliamentary elections in Tehran last February. (AFP
Iran is one step closer to anarchy
March 21, 2020
Iranian fire fighters and municipality workers disinfect a street in Tehran for COVID-19, March 5. (AFP)
Epidemic (mis-)management reflects Iran's parallel structure of power
March 13, 2020
An Iranian man wearing a mask walks under a mural bearing an image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, March 4. (AFP)
Iran is sick with its political system, not just coronavirus
March 07, 2020
Iranian Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi (L) wipes the sweat off his face during a news conference with government’s spokesman Ali Rabiei in Tehran, February 24. (AFP)
Plague-ridden Islamic Republic takes wrong decisions, again
February 29, 2020
Limited power. Iranian al-Quds Force members parade as crowds raise flags to pay homage to slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in Tehran, January 6. (AFP)
Iran’s ‘warriors without borders’
February 22, 2020
An Iranian cleric chants slogans after the killing of Major-General Qassem Soleimani, February 11. (Reuters)
Revolution Day in Iran: Nothing to celebrate!
February 15, 2020
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (L) and President Hassan Rohani during a parliamentary session in Tehran, last December.(AFP)
Parliamentary elections in Iran: A circus, but no bread
February 08, 2020
Iranian workers are seen at a large flag factory which creates US and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn, in Khomein City, Iran, January 28. (WANA via Reuters)
Beyond shadow of war, next US-Iran moves to foster illusions of a deal
February 01, 2020
New Deputy Commander of al-Quds Force Iranian Brigadier-General Mohammad Hejazi. (Wikipedia)
Iran’s new al-Quds Force deputy has experience repressing protests, helping proxies
January 25, 2020
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