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An elite Iranian military unit planned assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexicoaccording to a US official familiar with the matter.
The plan, hatched by the Quds Force of the CGRI (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps), was initiated in late 2024 and was active during the first half of this year, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The plot has since been contained and no longer poses a security threat, the official added.
The assassination would be among a series of plans by Tehran to attack government officials, journalists and dissidents abroad.
Iran rejected the allegation, calling it a “media fabrication, a big lie” aimed at souring its relations with Mexico.
“The security and reputation of Mexico are also the security and reputation of Iran,” the Iranian embassy in Mexico posted on X. “We will never betray the trust that the government of Mexico has placed in us.”
The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement thanking Mexico “for thwart an Iranian-run terrorist network who sought to attack the Israeli ambassador to Mexico.” Einat Kranz Neiger has served as ambassador since August 2023.
Mexican authorities said they have no record of an alleged plot against the Israeli ambassador.
“The Israeli security and intelligence community will continue to work tirelessly, in full cooperation with security and intelligence agencies around the world, to thwart terrorist threats from Iran and its proxies against Israeli and Jewish targets around the world,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.
Israel has long accused Iran of planning to attack Jewish and Israeli targets abroad. In August, Australia expelled the Iranian ambassador after the country’s intelligence agency discovered that the Iran was behind at least two anti-Semitic attacks on Australian soil.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the CGRI would also be listed as a terrorist organization.
Iran has also plotted to assassinate senior US officials, especially following the assassination of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.
Iran masterminded the assassinations of former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former national security adviser John Bolton, CNN International previously reported.
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