Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rubbed salt in the wound, saying: “We were notified today that Iran failed in launching a satellite. Alright. I’ll tell you what else they’re failing at: in transferring weapons to Syria and Lebanon, because we are operating there all the time, including at this time.”

There was some speculation in Hebrew media that the Israeli leader was alluding to possible Israeli involvement in the satellite’s failure, though there was no immediate information beyond Netanyahu’s vague comment to back up such an assertion.