Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz conducted a briefing on Iran for ambassadors of countries that are members of the UN Security Council on Aug. 4. Addressing the ambassadors, Gantz referred to the July 29 drone attack on the Israeli-managed oil tanker Mercer Street, claiming Israel knows the identity of the person specifically responsible for the assault.
"Saeed Ara Jani is the head of the IRGC’s UAV Command," Gantz said in reference to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' command for unmanned aerial vehicles. "The UAV command conducted the attack on Mercer Street. Saeed Ara Jani plans and provides the training and equipment needed to conduct terror attacks in the region. He is joined by commander of the IRGC’s air force, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, in spreading terror across the Middle East.’’
