Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly orchestrated a plot to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz-Neiger, which was thwarted by Mexican security services. The plot, initiated by the IRGC’s elite Quds Force Unit 11000 at the end of 2024, targeted Kranz-Neiger as part of Iran’s broader campaign against Israeli interests abroad.
“The plot was contained and does not pose a current threat,” a US official told Reuters.
The scheme was masterminded by a Quds Force operative who had previously managed Iranian agents across Latin America from Tehran’s embassy in Venezuela before returning to headquarters in Tehran. This unit has a history of attempting attacks on Israeli targets in regions like Australia and Europe.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein expressed gratitude to Mexico’s security and law enforcement agencies for their role in thwarting the attack. The plot occurs amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, exacerbated by an Israeli campaign against Iran in June 2025, which involved US strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran has denied the allegations, calling them “entirely false” and part of a broader pattern of politically motivated accusations.