Sean Rayment

Raisi’s successor is unlikely to end Iran’s western shadow war

Ebrahim Raisi (Credit: Getty images)
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Sean Rayment

Sean Rayment is the editor of National Security News and the co-host of The Security Podcast. He served as a Captain in the Parachute Regiment in the late 1980s. As a defence correspondent, he has reported on wars in the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Gulf and Africa.

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