Overview
- An anonymous U.S. official alleges Iran’s IRGC Quds Force initiated the operation in late 2024 targeting Ambassador Einat Kranz Neiger in Mexico.
- The official says the plot was active in the first half of 2025 and has been contained with no ongoing threat.
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry credits Mexican security and police with disrupting a network it described as directed by Iran.
- The U.S. source provided no evidence or specifics on how the plan was foiled or who was involved.
- Iran’s mission to the United Nations declined to comment, while Western agencies have previously warned of Iran-linked plots overseas.