Yossi Cohen, the former head of the Mossad, noted that the Iranian nuclear capabilities have been "obliterated" during an interview with Fox News on Friday. He also spoke about Israel’s diplomatic future in the Middle East.
Addressing the Iranian threat, Cohen told Fox that since June, “Iran is in a very different position.”
Cohen asserted that he knows for sure that “Iran cannot enrich any more uranium these days.” He added that he “absolutely accepts” United States President Donald Trump’s declaration that Iranian nuclear facilities were “obliterated” during joint Israeli-US strikes on Iran in June.
Cohen explained that the “great achievement” informed Iranian leadership of two things. First, the fact that Israel has the capacity to pull off an operation like that in collaboration with the US. Secondly, and “even more importantly,” as Cohen said, Israel has the potential to strike again in case Iran “wrongfully decides to go and enrich again.”
“We have destroyed their air defenses, we have destroyed their revolutionary guard sites, we have chased them to their own bedrooms in their own bed inside Tehran and other cities.”
'Expect more peace treaties in the coming future'
In the interview, Cohen thanked Trump and his administration for their cooperation in the strike and peacemaking efforts in the Middle East, specifically mentioning the US-brokered Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal.
He expressed his hopes that the deal will lead to a “reconstruction of relationships in the Middle East” and further peace negotiations with neighboring nations, predicting that they may happen “back to back, as with the Abraham Accords.”
“I think that the Saudis will be in line” for negotiations, Cohen posited, noting that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will be visiting Washington to meet with US officials in the near future.
Cohen said that “not only is that an important visit for [MBS], it is an important visit for us in the region.”
Cohen also mentioned that he has heard murmurings that other Muslim-majority nations may be interested in negotiations, sharing, “I know there are some rumors of Indonesia, and I cherish that of course.”
“Expect to see more peace treaties in the coming future,” Cohen advised. “I think that from now on, we will see a better Middle East.”