Hassan Rouhani

Hassan Rouhani was elected in 2013 on a centrist platform promising to ease sanctions. He oversaw negotiations that led to the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal, the signature achievement of his presidency. After the United States withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, Iran's economy deteriorated sharply. Prior to the presidency he served as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator (2003–2005) and as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council for sixteen years.