Israeli authorities have warned about a plot by Iran's armed forces to assassinate the diplomat
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Israeli and U.S. authorities have reported that a senior official of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned the assassination of Einat Kranz-Neiger, Israel's ambassador to Mexico.
According to U.S. officials and Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the operation was led by Hasan Izadi, a member of the Quds Force, the Iranian regime's external operations unit, and took place between late 2024 and the first half of 2025.
The plot was foiled this summer thanks to the cooperation of Mexican and Israeli security forces. "We thank the security services and law enforcement in Mexico for dismantling a terrorist network led by Iran that sought to target the Israeli ambassador," Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
"The Israeli security and intelligence community will continue to work tirelessly, in full cooperation with agencies around the world, to thwart terrorist threats from Iran and its allies against Israeli and Jewish targets globally."
El objetivo del ataque era Einat Kranz-Neiger
U.S. sources explained that the operation was led by Izadi, who used the alias Masood Rahnema and previously served as second counselor at the Iranian embassy in Venezuela.
While holding that position, he reportedly maintained contact with Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group supported by Tehran, and with dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to plan attacks throughout Latin America against U.S. and Israeli officials.
Izadi was part of an extensive Iranian espionage network that has operated for years in Latin America, using diplomatic missions as recruitment centers and coordination hubs for clandestine operations.
Izadi tenía fuertes vínculos con el grupo terrorista Hezbollah
The Iranian official was even photographed shaking hands with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in May 2024, during a visit by the leader to the Iranian embassy in Caracas to pay tribute to the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
Intelligence sources indicated that Izadi worked closely with two other Iranian agents, Majid Dastjani Farahani and Mohammad Mahdi Khanpour Ardestani, both included on the FBI's most wanted list for their involvement in similar plots in the United States.
It is believed that these men attempted to recruit collaborators within the North American country to carry out attacks against government officials.
A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, warned that the plan "was contained and doesn't represent a current threat," but emphasized that "this is only the latest chapter in the long history of assassinations and attacks orchestrated by Iran against diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and anyone who opposes its regime." He added that the revelation of the plot "should be of deep concern to all countries with an Iranian presence on their territory."
Izadi fue visto muy cercano al dictador narcoterrorista venezolano, Nicolás Maduro
Mexican authorities, for now, have not issued official statements on the case, while the Iranian regime has also refrained from commenting. However, the evidence provided by Western intelligence agencies points to a systematic strategy by the Tehran regime to export terrorism and violence beyond the Middle East, using its embassies as platforms for covert warfare against its enemies.
International security analysts have described this new assassination attempt as a "flagrant violation of international law" and evidence that Iran continues to act as a terrorist state, operating with total impunity in Latin America thanks to its alliances with authoritarian regimes such as Venezuela's.
