Ali Alfoneh علی آلفونه

President @realDonaldTrump has turned the Islamabad talks into Waiting for Godot. The question now: who blinks first? Trump, facing voters in November, or the cash-strapped Islamic Republic?

Quoted in Rob Vreeken's "Wat is er nog over van de Islamitische Republiek? Iran is nu een junta met een religieus tintje" @volkskrant (Amsterdam) April 25, 2026. shorturl.at/ZYCPo

Quoted in @GunnarWillum's "Der er hverken krig eller fred ved Hormuzstrædet..." @berlingske (Copenhagen) April 24, 2026. shorturl.at/YJS46

Quoted in José Miguel Martínez' "El creciente poder de la Guardia Revolucionaria iraní que pone en duda una salida diplomática" @__elmercurio (Santiago) April 24, 2026. shorturl.at/R4R9B

"Iranian Leadership Projects Continuity and Unity" @GulfStatesInst #IranMediaReview April 24, 2026. shorturl.at/OCzWE

Quoted in @patrickwintour's "Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of war" @guardian (London) April 23, 2026. shorturl.at/TfHDh

"Inside Iran’s Wartime Leadership: Power, Succession, and Regime Stability" yours truly in discussion with Professor @aa51_ansari, expertly moderated by Dr. @Ibishblog. @GulfStatesInst April 21, 2026. shorturl.at/7qjT3

"The Star of David" by yours truly, is featured in this week’s edition of @HerlevBladet (Herlev), April 22, 2026. Link: shorturl.at/zqEPM

TODAY 9:30AM EST Inside Iran’s Wartime Leadership: Power, Succession, and Regime Stability,” with @alfoneh, @aa51_ansari, and @ibishblog. Join us! agsi.org/events/inside-…

Quoted in @Stuart_JW's "Iran pulling Hormuz 'lever' to maximum in US standoff" @AFP (Paris) April 20, 2026. shorturl.at/IM8rl

Iran's top negotiator is telling his own people, in effect: Look, neither side has inflicted total defeat on the other. They're a superpower. We have to negotiate. But he's also telling Washington: Although we're weaker in mathematical terms, we hold the field through asymmetric planning. You can't impose capitulation. Let's bargain.

Quoted in @Dany_journo's "Négociations États-Unis–Iran : des signaux d’ouverture sans percée décisive" @LOrientLeJour (Beirut) April 17, 2026. tinyurl.com/9h4t85ah

"Iran’s Economic Futures: Deal, Stalemate, or War" @GulfStatesInst #IranMediaReview April 17, 2026. tinyurl.com/wryxm3b

Quoted in @CatarinaMaldon8's "'O bloqueio naval dos EUA é um exercício ineficaz': Trump pressiona Irão, mas negociações resistem e expõem 'limites do poder americano'" @expresso (Lisbon) April 15, 2026. tinyurl.com/3cjckxbf

@Alnuaimi_Dr Unfortunately, I was on a flight to DC, and could not participate, but I watched the video this morning: you were all outstanding! I hope you, your family, and your colleagues are safe.

Thank you for sharing dear brother Alfoneh 🙏

Video available now: “Assessing the U.S.–Iran Truce & First Round of Talks” with H.E. Dr. @Alnuaimi_Dr, Drs. @kdiwaniya & @Ibishblog, introduced by Amb. @DougSilliman, @GulfStatesInst, April 13, 10–11 AM EST. tinyurl.com/4cruz7wu

"Radio" by yours truly, is featured in this week’s edition of @HerlevBladet (Herlev), April 15, 2026. Link: e-pages.dk/herlevbladet/1…

"U.S. representatives did not have command of the subject matter while the Iranian team did,..." In "An Iranian Account of the Islamabad Talks" @GulfStatesInst #IranMediaReview April 14, 2026. youtube.com/watch?v=A3KEPf…

@andreas_krieg The spelling alone attests to our civilizational decline!

Nothing like waking up to some quality American fan mail