Yossi Cohen, the former director of Mossad, told an audience at the Galilee Conference on August 11 that Israeli operatives had entered Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment facility “many times.” The claim, if taken at face value, means agents from Israel’s premier intelligence agency repeatedly walked through what Tehran considers one of the most secure nuclear installations on the planet.
Fordow is buried deep inside a mountain near the city of Qom. It was designed specifically to be impervious to aerial bombardment and foreign interference.
What Cohen actually said
Cohen, who led Mossad from 2015 to 2021, described operatives who had “toured” or “walked around” the Fordow facility on multiple occasions.
Cohen also addressed the US military strike on Fordow conducted during Operation Rising Lion in June 2025. He called it “the fulfillment of all my dreams.”
