CAST OF CHARACTERS

Americans

• Marcus Ryker—special operative, Central Intelligence Agency
• Kailea Curtis—special agent, Diplomatic Security Service
• Geoff Stone—special agent in charge, Diplomatic Security Service
• Peter Hwang—special operative, Central Intelligence Agency
• Jennifer Morris—officer, Central Intelligence Agency
• Noah Daniels—officer, Central Intelligence Agency
• Donny Callaghan—former commander, SEAL Team Six
• Andrew Clarke—president of the United States
• Carlos Hernandez—vice president of the United States
• James Meyers—chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Richard Stephens—director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• Martha Dell—deputy director of intelligence (DDI), Central Intelligence Agency
• William McDermott—national security advisor
• Margaret “Meg” Whitney—secretary of state
• Robert Dayton—U.S. senator (D-Iowa)
• Annie Stewart—senior foreign policy advisor to Senator Robert Dayton
• Marjorie Ryker—Marcus’s mother

Iranians

• Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ansari—Supreme Leader of Iran
• Yadollah Afshar—president of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mahmoud Entezam—commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
• Dr. Haydar Abbasi—director of Iran’s ballistic missile program

Israelis

• Reuven Eitan—prime minister of Israel
• Shimon Levy—minister of defense
• Asher Gilad—director of Mossad
• Tomer Ben Ami—deputy director of the Shin Bet
• Yonatan “Yoni” Golan—chief of staff (Ramatkal), Israeli Defense Force
• Yossi Kidron—head of IDF’s Northern Command
• Yigal Mizrachi—IDF intelligence officer

Saudis

• Faisal Mohammed—monarch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Abdulaziz bin Faisal—crown prince and minister of defense
• Abdullah bin Rashid—director of the General Intelligence Directorate

Turks

• Ahmet Mustafa—president of the Republic of Turkey
• Hamdi Yaşar—producer, Al-Sawt satellite television network

Others

• Abu Nakba—commander of the Kairos terror organization
• Sheikh Ja’far ibn al-Hussaini—spiritual leader of Hezbollah
• Amin al-Masri—deputy commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit (special forces)
• Tanzeel al-Masri—member of Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit
• Zayan ibn Habib—member of Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit
• Abdel Rahman—member of Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit
• Kareem bin Mubarak—commander of Hezbollah’s counterintelligence unit