ByELI ASHKENAZIAUGUST 11, 2026 14:40The 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.”A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025 (credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/VIA REUTERS )“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.Natanz nuclear site damaged only above-groundAccording 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.”Follow us on Google