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A plot by Iran to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico has been thwarted, officials revealed Friday.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was allegedly trying to kill the ambassador starting late last year, but that effort was neutralized, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. official.

"We thank the security and law enforcement services in Mexico for thwarting a terrorist network directed by Iran that sought to attack Israel’s ambassador in Mexico," Israel’s foreign ministry told Fox News on Friday.

"The Israeli security and intelligence community will continue to work tirelessly, in full cooperation with security and intelligence agencies around the world, to thwart terrorist threats from Iran and its proxies aga

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