Ali Alfoneh

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

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stands in his office in Tehran, July 10. (AFP)
Middle East battling for Trump’s psyche and Iran is learning fast
July 13, 2019
A scene from from the Iranian TV series “Gando.” (YouTube)
‘Gando’ TV series stirs up spy scare in Iran
July 06, 2019
Far-right protesters shout slogans against the arrival of migrants at the Catholic Church centre ‘Mondo Migliore’ in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, last August. (AFP)
EU combats terrorism on social media but radicalism endures
June 22, 2019
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Reuters)
Iran’s shift from ‘heroic stability’ to balance of terror
June 15, 2019
Members of Basij paramilitary force chant slogans during a rally in Tehran, May 31. (AP)
Bracing for unrest, Iran intensifies neighbourhood policing
June 08, 2019
Qatari officials (C) take part in a meeting between the US (L) and Taliban (R) delegations in Doha, February 26. (AFP)
US, Iran wishful thinking over the Taliban
June 08, 2019
An Iranian woman holds a poster of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini (L) during a rally in Tehran. (AP)
Khamenei’s 30 years of revolution: What legacy?
June 01, 2019
Members of an Iranian band play music on a sidewalk in Valiasr Street in northern Tehran, May 8. (AFP)
Tehran regime cracks down on artists amid US-Iran showdown
May 25, 2019
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