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Confronting the Iranian Regime’s Holy War: Will the West Rise to the Challenge?

Diplomatic Impasse and Resumption of War

Iran’s Negotiating Strategy vs. the American Fast-Deal Trader

The Founding of the “House of Abbas” Palestinian Royal Family

As the World Negotiates, Iranians Are Left to Die

On the Way to an Agreement? Iran’s Dilemma and the Real Deadline Facing Trump

Author: Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira served as Military Secretary to the Prime Minister and as chief of staff to the Foreign Minister. He edited the Jerusalem Center eBook Iran: From Regional Challenge to Global Threat. He is the author of Hizballah: Between Iran and Lebanon, Moshe Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University, 2021.
The gas rig transited the Suez Canal on the way to the Karish offshore gas field

Nasrallah Warns of a Military Clash with Israel over Mediterranean Gas

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Karish Gas Rig

Hizbullah Raises the Bar of the Conflict with Israel

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Funeral of Mohsen Hojaji in Tehran

“Iran’s Strategic Goal in Lebanon Has Been Achieved”

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Hizbullah Will Continue to Dominate Lebanese Politics in the Aftermath of the Elections

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Nasrallah Flexes His Muscles against Israel on the Eve of Dramatic Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Lebanon Is Not on the Brink of a Civil War, Hizbullah’s Leader Declares

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
An Iranian oil tanker heading to Lebanon

Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah Raises the Intensity of his Challenge to the United States and Israel

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Lebanese drivers line up for hours in Beirut at gas stations

Iranian Petroleum Products Will Arrive in Lebanon Soon

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
The various symbols of the “Axis of Resistance” organizations are displayed in support of al-Quds/Jerusalem

The Gaza War 2021: How Iran and Hizbullah View the Attacks on Israel

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira, Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk

Iran: “The Prophecies of Khomeini and Khamenei on the Elimination of Israel Are Coming True”

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira, Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
Mohammad Hejazi, Qassem Soleimani, Ali Khamenei

Unexpected Death: The Deputy Commander of Iran’s Quds Force and a Leader of the Precision Missile Projects in Lebanon

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira, Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
Mohammad Raad, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

The Collapse of the Lebanese State and Hizbullah’s Takeover of the Government in Beirut

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Yediot Ahronot

Hizbullah Responds to the Publication in Israel of Nasrallah’s “Secret File”

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Hizbullah Secretary-General Nasrallah

Hizbullah Opposes a Limited War with Israel, and Issues Threats

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira
Israeli army equipment

Hizbullah Opposed Israeli Plans for Limited “Battle Days,” Views Them as War

Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

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