The United States and Israel on Friday accused Iran of trying to kill the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, with Tehran rejecting the claim as a "big lie" and the Mexican government saying it was not aware.

The purported assassination attempt came as tensions soared to new highs between Israel and Iran, which have each attacked the other's territory.

Israel said that Mexican authorities had intervened to stop the attempt to kill the ambassador, Einat Kranz-Neiger.

"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 said in a statement.

But Mexico's foreign ministry, hours after the allegations were first raised, said it had "received no information" o

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