Hesamoddin Ashna (Persian: حسام‌الدین آشنا; born 18 August 1964 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician.

He is a former advisor to President Hassan Rouhani and a former head of Center for Strategic Studies.

Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated with the Moderation and Development Party.

He is married to the daughter of Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi and was his deputy in Ministry of Intelligence.

[2][3] In response to the airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, he stated that he wrote down a list of Trump properties to target.