Iranian Plot to Assassinate Israeli Ambassador in Mexico Foiled

Mexican authorities, in collaboration with United States and Israeli intelligence agencies, foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz Neiger, a U.S. official said Friday. The conspiracy, orchestrated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps through its Quds Force, began in late 2024 and remained active through the first half of 2025 before being disrupted over the summer.

The plot targeted Kranz Neiger in Mexico City, where she continues to serve as ambassador. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the operation as linked to the Quds Force's Unit 11000, a unit previously associated with threats against Jewish and Israeli interests in Europe and Australia. Intelligence indicated that IRGC officer Hasan Izadi, also known as Masood Rahnema and serving as an aide at Iran's embassy in Venezuela, coordinated elements of the scheme. Venezuela has emerged as a key hub for Iranian intelligence activities in Latin America, facilitated by ties between Tehran and the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

"This is just the latest in a long history of Iran's global lethal targeting of diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and...