I think a worldwide terrorist attack is coming soon. I think that there are some Salafist elements that do support Hezbollah that is able to keep AQ in check.
“As for Iran, there’s certainly reason for them to be hit. There’s just about as much anti-Iranian rants as there are anti “Zionist” ones on the jihadi forums. My best guess is that the Iranians are holding some high-level AQ members hostage.”
First, they can’t attack Isreal because they AQ is running low on bodies. They are getting a full does of WOOP-ASK from the USMC and others.
Second Iran is not holding any ‘high-level AQ members hostage”, they are supporting them and no doubt allowing them to use Iran as a safe haven in which to live and plan future attacks from.