Can this monitor be used in portrait?

With the included stand, you can't.

However, it does support VESA mounting - so if you got a new stand or monitor arm then you could run it in portrait. That said, this monitor does use a TN panel - so it has very poor vertical viewing angles (which translates to very poor horizontal viewing angles, in portrait mode).

With the above in mind, I would suggest going for this monitor. Its included stand allows it to be run in portrait mode - and the high quality E-IPS panel has much wider viewing angles (including vertical viewing angles) compared to a TN panel - so it's much better suited for use in portrait. Here is an in-depth review.
 
the one you linked is out of my price range, which is about 170. are you saying that the iiyama monitor has poor viewing angles when its in horizontal mode?
 
The reason I mention the dell is because it is a higher quality monitor, with better viewing angles (crucially, better vertical viewing angles - when in horizonatal mode) and a stand that can do portrait mode is included in the price.

In contrast, there are few if any 23in+ TN monitors which come with a stand like this and cost less than the U2312HM. If you went for a monitor like the Iiyama you linked to, you would need to invest in a stand/monitor arm that would allow you to mount it portrait.

As for the viewing angles - yes with TN panel technology the viewing angles are very tight and colours shift if you move your head a bit off-centre. This is even worse in the vertical direction (when in normal horizontal mode) and if you run it in portrait, then this weakness will be present in the horizontal direction. There is some more information on this here:

for TN:
The problem with TN Film is that viewing angles are pretty restrictive, especially vertically, and this is evident by a characteristic severe darkening of the image if you look at the screen from below. Contrast and colour tone shifts can be evident with even a slight movement off centre, and this is perhaps the main drawback in modern TN Film panels. Some TN Film panels are better than others, but they are still far more restrictive with fields of view than other panel technologies.
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for E-IPS:
On the other hand, there is no tonal shift (as with TN and cPVA matrixes) and the viewing angles, especially vertical ones, are still much larger than with TN
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