US EditionIsrael Denounces Alleged Iranian Plot to Assassinate Its Ambassador in Mexico. Tehran Denies the Allegations.
- On Friday, Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed Mexican security forces uncovered and foiled a plot to assassinate Einat Kranz Neiger, Israeli Ambassador to Mexico in Mexico City, with U.S. and Israeli officials acknowledging the case.
- Hasan Izadi, an IRGC Quds Force officer, used the alias Masood Rahnema and operated from the Iranian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, with the scheme active from the end of 2024 through the first half of this year.
- The Quds Force directs Iran's extraterritorial operations and supports proxies worldwide, while Majid Dastjani Farahani and Mohammad Mahdi Khanpour Ardestani attempted to recruit U.S. persons.
- Officials said the plot was contained and there is currently no active threat, and Israel's Foreign Ministry thanked Mexico's security and law enforcement authorities for their cooperation with Israel's security and intelligence community.
- Outside Israel's embassy in Mexico City, anti-Israel demonstrations occur weekly and at least three protests in the past year turned violent, while the UK Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee reported a `significant rise` in Iranian-directed plots.
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Israel: Mexico Stopped Iranian Assassination Plot Against Its Ambassador
The Israeli Embassy in Mexico revealed that Mexican authorities worked to foil an assassination plot by Iran against its ambassador in that country. The announcement sparked controversy in Mexico as government officials tried to distance themselves from the operation. Iran’s Embassy in Mexico claimed that it was all lies from Israel. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
Washington, U.S.A., and Israel accused Iran of attempting to assassinate the Israeli ambassador in Mexico, something Tehran strongly denied, while the Mexican government claimed to be unaware of the fact.The alleged conspiracy to kill Ambassador Einat Kranz Neiger occurred in a context of growing tension between Israel and Iran. “The plot was thwarted and currently does not represent a threat,” declared an American official on condition of anony…
Claim of Plot To Kill Israel’s Mexico Envoy ‘Big Lie’
Iran has categorically rejected claims by the US and Israel that the Islamic Republic had plans to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, describing it as a great “big lie.” Iran’s Embassy in Mexico, in a post on X on Friday, called the claims a media invention aimed at damaging friendly, historic relations between Tehran and Mexico City. “The accusation about an alleged attempt by Iran to assassinate the ambassador of the Israeli regime in …
Revealed: Iran orchestrated plot to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico
The Quds Force was also responsible for similar recent schemes against Israeli officials in Australia and Europe, according to Axios. By Jameson Mitrovich, The Washington Free Beacon Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted Israel’s ambassador to Mexico in a thwarted assassination attempt last summer, according to U.S. and Israeli officials. The IRGC’s Quds Force orchestrated the plan against Israeli ambassador Einat Kranz-Neiger, which…
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