(CNN) — An elite Iranian military unit plotted to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, according to a US official familiar with the matter.

The plan, hatched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, was initiated at the end of 2024 and was active through the first half of this year, said the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The plan has since been contained and no longer poses a security threat, the official added.

It is among a string of plots by Tehran to target government officials, journalists and dissidents abroad.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement thanking Mexico “for thwarting a terrorist network directed by Iran that sought to attack Israel’s ambassador in Mexico.” Einat Kranz Neiger has served as the ambassador since August 202

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