Iran-directed plot to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico thwarted, officials reveal

A crippled by Iran to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico has been thwarted, officials revealed Friday.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was allegedly trying to termination the ambassador starting precocious past year, but that effort was neutralized, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. official.

"We convey the information and instrumentality enforcement services successful Mexico for thwarting a violent web directed by Iran that sought to onslaught Israel’s ambassador successful Mexico," Israel’s overseas ministry told Fox News connected Friday.

"The Israeli information and quality assemblage volition proceed to enactment tirelessly, successful afloat practice with information and quality agencies astir the world, to thwart violent threats from Iran and its proxies against Israeli and Jewish targets worldwide."

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Einat Kranz Neiger, Israeli ambassador to Mexico (Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The U.S. authoritative told Reuters the crippled targeting ambassador Einat Kranz Neiger "was contained and does not airs a existent threat."

"This is conscionable the latest successful a agelong past of Iran's planetary lethal targeting of diplomats, journalists, dissidents and anyone who disagrees with them, thing that should profoundly interest each state wherever determination is an Iranian presence," the authoritative reportedly added.

Commanders and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conscionable with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17, 2023.  ( Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Reuters)

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Further details astir the crippled were not instantly clear.

An activistic from a pro-Palestinian corporate burns a poster with the Israeli emblem extracurricular the embassy successful Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 11, 2025. (Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Security services successful Britain and Sweden warned past twelvemonth that Iran was leaning connected transgression proxies to transportation retired attacks, with Britain claiming to person disrupted 20 Iranian-linked plots since 2022, Reuters besides reported.