Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid highlighted Iran's aggression in the region in a special meeting with ambassadors to Israel, revealing the perpetrators of recent maritime incidents.
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Speaking before ambassadors of countries that sit on the UN Security Council, they named the Iranian commanders responsible for the recent drone attacks on civilian ships, including last week's attack on the Israeli-operated vessel Mercer Street off the coast of Oman, which killed two crewmembers.
"Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, Amir Ali Hajizadeh is behind dozens of terror attacks in the region employing UAVs and missiles," Gantz said.
He added that "the person directly responsible for the launch of explosive UAVs is Saeed Ara Jani … the head of the IRGC's UAV Command, which conducted the attack on [tanker] Mercer Street. He is the one who provides the equipment, the training, and the plans to conduct terror attacks in the region."
Gantz and Lapid explained to the ambassadors that the Iranian threat was not a local problem, but a threat to world order that warranted an immediate response.
"Iran has once again proved that it poses an international and regional threat, as well as a threat to Israel," Gantz said. "Tehran is responsible for dozens of terror attacks throughout the Middle East, and operating militias in Yemen, Iraq and other countries."
Lapid called Iran's attacks on shipping arteries "an international crime."
"What is the international community going to do about this," he asked. "Is there still such a thing as international law? And does the world have the ability and willpower to enforce it? If the answer is yes, the world should act now."
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