The State Department and some in the Defense Department have been trumpeting how helpful the Iranians have been in tamping down violence in Iran (see, they say, negotiating with them really does work!). Well, it appears that since the stunt Iran pulled in the Strait of Hormuz, attacks in Iraq are up again. CNN reports that Gen. Petraeus acknowledged over the weekend that the use of Iranian-made bombs (explosively-formed penetrators, or EFPs) is up by a factor of 2 or 3 since the New Year.