Ali Alfoneh

“Taking these circumstances into consideration, the authorities of the Islamic Republic are no more repressive than any other regime facing similar threats.”

Ali Alfoneh · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09

Alfoneh argued that Iran's authorities are no more repressive than any other regime facing similar threats.

“Repression appears to be reserved for matters of political freedom and for antiregime uprisings,”

Ali Alfoneh · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09

Alfoneh said repression under the Islamic Republic targets political freedom and antiregime uprisings while some social restrictions have been loosened.

“Iran is a country at war with the world’s lone superpower, whose strategy toward Tehran remains unclear, and with Israel, whose government pursues a declared policy of overthrowing the regime in Tehran, whether through economic and military warfare or by partitioning Iran through a US- and Israeli-backed civil war,”

Ali Alfoneh · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09

Alfoneh described Iran as being at war with both the United States and Israel, whose governments pursue policies aimed at confronting Tehran.