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Ex-Mossad chief says he visited Iran’s Fordo nuclear site ‘many times’

11 August 2026 15:59 (UTC +04:00)

Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen says he visited Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment facility several times in the past, The Times of Israel reports.

“I toured the Fordo nuclear site many times in order to understand the site,” he is quoted by Hebrew media outlets as saying at the Galilee Forum in Safed, without saying when the visits were.

“Its bombing by the Americans was the fulfillment of all my dreams,” he adds.

The site, along with the Isfahan and Natanz facilities, was severely damaged by US strikes during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June 2025.

Reports have said the 440 kilograms of highly enriched uranium stored in the facilities was buried, but Israel believes that Iran transferred some of it to the Pickaxe Mountain site after that war.

Cohen also states “that 60% enriched uranium is still far from a bomb,” appearing to contradict experts such as David Albright, who say 60% enriched uranium can potentially be further enriched to weapons grade in a matter of weeks or even days.

Ilgar Khudiyev

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