Oh, I think there is. Don't you?
It's simply a different problem from that of Northern Ireland, although at one point the two may have seemed similar. This is pure state-supported terror through proxy organizations and all of the fingers point to Iran. Northern Ireland wasn't that (unless you count the state of Massachusetts). The Brits were applying the right lessons to the wrong situation, IMHO.
I feel a little guilty even saying that. Even the guy with the wrong opinion out there has a better look at it than I do. But that's the way it seems from here.