Ex-Mossad chief: Israel targeted nuke program ‘in the very heartland’ of Iran

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen says Israel carried out “countless operations” against Iran’s nuclear program when he led the spy agency, also hitting out at the emerging nuclear accord between Iran and world powers.

“Without going into too many details, I can tell you the Mossad had many successes in the fight against Iran’s nuclear program,” Cohen, speaking in English, says at an event in Switzerland marking 125 years since the First Zionist Congress. “We operated around the world and on Iranian soil itself. In the very heartland of the ayatollahs.”

He notes the operation to snatch the Iranian nuclear files, which he says shows Tehran has lied about the military dimensions of its atomic program.

Noting the ongoing nuclear talks, Cohen says Israel “will continue to do whatever needs to be done” to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear arms if a deal is signed.

“We can never allow a regime that calls for our destruction to get its finger on the nuclear trigger,” he says.