Central Government on February 2, handed over the investigation of the Israel embassy blast to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in view of a suspected Iranian link and the international ramifications of the case, reports Hindustan Times. It is expected that NIA will form a special team to investigate the case. NIA sleuths will also coordinate with Israeli agencies, including Mossad, to get inputs on the outfit behind the attack, which has been termed as a terrorist act. The agency has registered a case and is getting documents from Delhi Police Special Cell. “Initial assessment has pointed out to the role of Iranian suspects, which will be the focus of our investigation among other angles,” said a senior NIA officer. Over the last few days, Delhi Police and NIA investigators, who were informally associated with the probe till now, have collected information about certain social media channels, including a Telegram entity which had claimed responsibility for the blast on behalf of a group called ‘Jaish ul Hind’.