The Iranian regime presents a threat from many angles: Cyber. Foreign intelligence. Terrorism. Threats from the Iranian regime and its terrorist partners can reach across the globe.

The president answers to the supreme leader, who functions as the country's head of state, and executes his decrees. Unlike the executive in other countries, the president of Iran does not have full control over the government, which is ultimately under the direct control of the supreme leader.

Ebrahim Raisolsadati (14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024), better known as Ebrahim Raisi, was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024. He was a Twelver Shia Muslim jurist and part of the Principlist group.