Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran’s Reformist President Under Fire After Surviving Israeli Airstrike

Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran’s Reformist President Under Fire After Surviving Israeli Airstrike Description: Masoud Pezeshkian, a former heart surgeon and one of Iran’s most prominent reformist figures, has served as president since July 2024. During the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, he was lightly wounded—reportedly sustaining a leg injury—after Israeli missiles struck a Supreme National Security Council meeting in western Tehran on June 16.