Shabtai Shoval, author of IranDate, spent years as a writer of political and security scenarios for the Israeli Defense Forces. In this novel, he brings to bear the extensive knowledge he has accumulated in order to place the reader within an horrific scenario; one, which considering the progress of Iran?s nuclear weapons program, could very well become a reality in our not so distant future. Shoval served in an elite covert combat unit; worked with the intelligence community; was a staffer in the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.; and served as advisor to the office of the Prime Minister. In the business world, Shoval was President of the Israeli Cable TV Association; a Vice President of Telrad Holdings, a Telecom investment company; and a division head at Comverse Inc. Today he is the owner of a high-tech company which focuses on security and law-enforcement solutions.