Iran behind recent rocket attacks on Israel

Politico:
Israel says Iran was behind rocket attacks into its territory from Syria last week, raising new questions about Tehran’s regional aggression in the wake of last month’s nuclear agreement.

Following the rocket attacks, which Israel says were coordinated by an Iranian military commander, Israeli diplomats have filed a formal complaint with the U.S. and its partners in the July 14 nuclear accord charging Iran with “an indiscriminate and premeditated terrorist attack against Israeli territory without any provocation.”

No Israelis were injured in the Thursday attack, and some see the complaint as diplomatic theater by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, designed to undermine the deal ahead of a planned mid-September vote in Congress.

One Arab newspaper charged that Israel was manufacturing a crisis on the Syrian border to influence the U.S. vote: “Israel wants to mobilize the American Jewish side, before the vote in Congress on the nuclear deal,” wrote the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai, according to a Jerusalem Post report.

Israel officials insist that the attack — the first use of rockets from Syria in more than 40 years — is deadly serious, and a sign that Iran may be looking to expand its options for menacing Israel.

The effect of the nuclear deal on Iran’s regional behavior has been a main point of contention, with Israeli officials insisting that Iran should not be allowed any domestic nuclear program unless it first forswears aggression against Israel.
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I don't see any denials from Iran, and I suspect Israeli intelligence was able to intercept the coordination of attacks by the Iran military commander.  I don't think Obama and the Democrats care that Iran is attacking Israel.

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