US EditionAlleged Iranian Plot to Kill Israel's Ambassador to Mexico Was Thwarted, US and Israel Say
- 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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Alleged Iranian plot to kill Israel's ambassador to Mexico thwarted, say US and Israel
Mexican authorities, with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies, have foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz Neiger, officials from the US and Israel said on Friday. The conspiracy, reportedly orchestrated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was disrupted earlier this year before it could be carried out. Plot linked to Iran's Quds force According to i…
Israel said Mexican security services prevented a criminal network operated by Iran from attacking the Israeli ambassador to Mexico.
The United States accused without providing any evidence on Friday Iran of trying to assassinate Israel's ambassador in Mexico, a foiled attempt, according to Washington, and categorically denied by Tehran.
According to Israeli sources, Iran is said to have planned a plot against Einat Kranz Neiger. The Mexican government reports that it does not know anything about it.
The Israeli Embassy in Mexico said on Friday that the Iranian Government had a plan to attack its ambassador in the country, Einat Kranz Neiger, and that he was neutralized by Mexican security and intelligence authorities. Iran’s Embassy in Mexico rejected the allegations, which he described as “a media invention.” In a statement, the Israeli Embassy noted that its Government will continue to work with others to “frust Iran’s terrorist threats a…
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