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Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen said at a public forum in Safed that Israeli intelligence operatives "toured" Iran's Fordow underground enrichment facility "many times," remarks reported on 11 August 2026. Cohen described the 2025 US bombing of the site as "the fulfillment of all my dreams," underscoring how central Fordow had been to Israeli intelligence planning for years. Cohen also offered a more cautious technical assessment, suggesting that Iranian uranium enrichment to 60 percent "is still far from a bomb." The comments touch on continuing disputes over how badly Iran's nuclear infrastructure was damaged in the strikes and how close Tehran remains to weapons capability, questions that bear directly on any renewed negotiations over the program.