Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday dismissed Israeli allegations that Tehran attempted to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, calling the claim “ridiculous.”
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei claimed that the accusation was an attempt by Israel to harm Iran’s relations with other countries. “Our embassy stated that we found this allegation so absurd and ridiculous that we did not even think it required an official response from the spokesperson,” Baqaei said at his weekly press briefing in Tehran.
He claimed that Israel had made similar allegations in the past, including claims linking Iran to attacks on Jewish targets in Australia earlier this year.
According to Baqaei, Australian police rejected any connection to Iran, but Israel continued to insist on Tehran’s involvement.
Baqaei said Israel was now repeating the same approach with Mexico, alleging an attempted assassination of its ambassador in 2024.
He said the move was aimed at “taking revenge on the Mexican public,” which he claimed had protested against Israel’s actions in Gaza, adding that Israel was also seeking to harm Iran’s relations with other countries.
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According to Baqaei, both Mexico’s Foreign Ministry and its intelligence agencies had denied the allegation. Baqaei also referred to comments made by US President Donald Trump on November 6, in which Trump said he “was in charge of” Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran. Baqaei said the remarks showed US responsibility for the incident.
“This explicit admission to committing an international crime places full responsibility on the US government,” he said.
Baqaei added that Iran registered Trump’s statement as an official document with the United Nations and the UN Security Council, describing it as evidence of US complicity in aggression against Iran. He said Tehran is reviewing international legal channels to pursue a complaint.