Former Mossad Chief: "We walked around the Fordo nuclear site many times"
Yossi Cohen revealed this at the Galilee Conference, adding that "the bombing of the site by the Americans in Operation 'Am Kelavi' is the fulfillment of all my dreams." Regarding reports that the Iranians are nearing a breakout to nuclear weapons, Cohen claimed that "uranium enriched to 60% is still far from a bomb."
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen revealed today, Tuesday, at the Galilee Conference:
"We walked around the Fordo nuclear site many times to understand the site - its bombing by the Americans is the fulfillment of all my dreams."
Regarding reports that the Iranians are nearing a breakout to nuclear weapons, Cohen claimed that "uranium enriched to 60% is still far from a bomb." The nuclear enrichment site in Fordo, buried in a mountainous area, was attacked by the Americans during Operation "Am Kelavi." The Atomic Energy Agency of the Islamic Republic stated at the time that "limited" damage was caused.
"Limited damage was caused to several areas at the enrichment site in Fordo, and we have already removed a significant portion of the equipment and materials - therefore, there was no extensive damage and there are no concerns about contamination," claimed the deputy head of the agency and spokesperson for the organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi. According to him, the enrichment complex in Natanz was damaged mainly in its upper parts. He emphasized that since most of the facilities are underground, there was a small amount of leakage inside that did not spread outside. The agency official also said that minor damage was caused to the nuclear complex in Isfahan. He claimed there were no casualties in the attacks at any of the nuclear facilities and emphasized that in places where damage was caused, "we will rebuild them much better."
About half a year ago, Tehran accused the IAEA of siding with Western countries against it and providing a pretext for attacks by Israel. The 12-day war began the day after the agency's Board of Governors declared that Iran was violating its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. According to the law, any future IAEA oversight of nuclear facilities will require the approval of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called on European countries to activate the mechanism that reinstates sanctions on Iran due to the cessation of cooperation with the IAEA.
"This is a complete abandonment of all its international nuclear obligations. After the action by Israel and the United States, the international community must act now and decisively with all the tools at its disposal to stop the Iranian nuclear program," Sa'ar said.
