Tehran, November 10, 2025: Iran on Monday strongly rejected US accusations that it had attempted to assassinate the Israeli ambassador in Mexico, describing the claim as “absurd” and politically motivated.
“We found this claim very ridiculous and absurd,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said during his weekly press briefing, asserting that the allegations were part of a broader effort to harm Iran’s diplomatic relations with other nations.
The response followed Washington’s accusation on Friday that Tehran had orchestrated a plot to assassinate the Israeli envoy in Mexico City. The United States claimed that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force initiated the plan in late 2024, which was reportedly disrupted earlier this year.
According to a US official, the alleged plot involved recruiting operatives through Iran’s embassy in Venezuela, whose president Nicolás Maduro maintains close ties with Tehran.
After the US announcement, Israel’s Foreign Ministry thanked Mexican authorities “for thwarting a terrorist network directed by Iran.” However, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry later stated that it had “received no information” about any such plot, while Iran’s embassy in Mexico dismissed the allegation as “a great big lie.”
“The entire matter was fabricated,” Baqaei reiterated, calling the accusation a baseless attempt to rekindle tensions at a sensitive regional moment.
The controversy comes months after Israel launched a large-scale bombing campaign against Iran in mid-June, triggering a 12-day conflict during which the United States briefly joined with airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites. A ceasefire between Iran and Israel has been in effect since June 24.
