The Mossad toured the Fordow nuclear site “many times” in order to understand it, former spy chief Yossi Cohen revealed at the Galilee Conference on Tuesday.

It remains unclear whether Cohen was referring to agents physically present within the facility or to remote monitoring.

“Its bombing by the Americans is the fulfillment of all my dreams,” Cohen added.

Regarding reports that the Iranians are approaching a nuclear weapons breakout, Cohen argued that “uranium enriched to 60% is still far from a bomb.”

As noted, the Fordow nuclear enrichment site, which is buried in a mountainous area, was attacked by the Americans during Operation Rising Lion. At the time, the Islamic Republic’s Atomic Energy Organization said the damage caused was “limited.”

“Limited damage was caused to several areas at the Fordow enrichment site, and we had already removed a significant portion of the equipment and materials. Therefore, there was no extensive damage, and there are no concerns about contamination,” said Behrouz Kamalvandi, deputy head and spokesman of the organization.

However, The Jerusalem Post is aware that the IDF has capabilities that could cause cave-ins at Fordow, which lies underneath a mountain. Additionally, initial estimates made known to the Post in March estimated that Fordow could be destroyed.

However, due to the site’s location and construction, it might be unclear for a while what the true extent of the deal. Some Israeli officials told the Post they believe Fordow was destroyed, while others said caution should be the rule until confirmation.

Natanz nuclear site damaged only above-ground

According to Kamalvandi, the enrichment complex at Natanz was damaged mainly in its above-ground sections. He stressed that because most of the facilities are located underground, there was only a small amount of leakage inside that did not spread outside.

The senior agency official also said that minor damage was caused to the nuclear complex in Isfahan. He said there were no casualties in the strikes at any of the nuclear facilities and stressed that wherever damage was caused, “we will rebuild them in a much better way.”

Many believed that Israeli attacks on Natanz and Isfahan in the 2025 war would set Iran’s nuclear program back anywhere from six months to two years or more. 

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