The US and Israel on Friday accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, in what would be the latest attempt to take the two countries’ conflict to another region.

Israel said that Mexican authorities 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,” a statement from Israel’s foreign ministry said.

A US official said that the Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force initiated the plot in late 2024 and that it was disrupted this year.

The plot allegedly included recruiting operatives out of Iran’s embassy in Venezuela, whose leftist president, Nicolas Maduro, has a tactical alliance with Tehran.

“The plot was contained and does not pose a current threat,” the US official said on condition of anonymity.