No world leader has proven more hostile toward the western world in recent years than Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Since coming to power in 2005, Ahmadinejad has captured countless headlines with his relentless nuclear ambitions, hardline vitriol toward Israel, and shadowy support for terror groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. Diplomacy and sanctions alike have thus far failed to bend the defiant resolve of Iran’s president, who has often used the nation’s highly demanded oil exports to insulate his government from foreign pressure. With Iran threatening to close the Straits of Hormuz and tensions seemingly near the breaking point, leaders around the world are desperate to known just how far Ahmadinejad will go.