DT, it would be a violation of Standard Operating Procedure for the weapon to be Israeli unless they wanted to send a message that it was THEM that performed the deed.

More likely another local actor with a beef against the Iranians. Iran is a greater threat to their Arab neighbors than Israel. For enough cash, the Saudis or whoever could have hired an independent contractor to do this hit.

If I had been tasked with such a job, I would have used Russian or European weapons and equipment to do it.

BTW, I have learned to NEVER trust what Iran says.

I have a friend who lived in Iran, spoke fluent Farsi, and was also a reserve US Navy Captain with intel training.

One day many years ago he said, "Persians are AMAZING! They can pass a lie detector exam/polygraph while lying their asses off and never show it. They lie better than any other group on the planet".