You are probably correct and I was hoping to get more details from Jerusalemonline but nothing yet.

For the sake of argument, if the Chinese were involved, it would probably not be politically motivated. Here are a couple of things that ran through my head:

1) Iranian hackers download free Chinese hacker malware
2) Iranian hackers purchase Chinese hacker malware
3) Iranian hackers use compromised Chinese site to launch attack
4) Iranian hackers outsource attack to Chinese hacker group. Least likely of course.
5) Just a bunch of scans from China like everyone else gets but at a time when Iranian hackers are trying to break into the system

Tons of others but only 2 and 4 would show Chinese hacker fingerprints/assistance.

Hopefully, we will get more feedback from Jerusalemonline.