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Ex-Mossad chief behind Iran nuclear warehouse raid says Iran’s atomic sites ‘obliterated,’ credits Trump
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EXCLUSIVE: The former director of Mossad Yossi Cohen, confirmed that the joint operation coordinated by the United States and Israel «obliterated» Iran’s nuclear sites, halting its uranium enrichment, and warned that Israel «can come again» if Tehran resumes its nuclear program.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Shurat HaDin conference at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City this week, Cohen, who led Israel’s intelligence agency until 2021, described the operation as a turning point for Israel’s security and the region’s diplomatic future.
«For many years, everyone knew that Iran was our premier client — and my personal client,» he said, recalling his years as a Mossad operative. «That was the nation and the station in our workflow because of the threat Iran posed to Israel.»
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Former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen and Shurat HaDin President Nitsana Darshan-Leitner attend an event on Oct. 28, 2025. (Ohad Kab)
«Since June 2025, Iran has been in a different position,» he said. «I can absolutely accept the president’s description that Iran’s nuclear sites were obliterated. I know for sure that Iran doesn’t enrich uranium these days, which is a great achievement. And more than that, Iran knows two things: first, that we can, and we did — with the U.S., in beautiful cooperation and coordination. And second, something even more important — we can come again.»
Cohen praised the Trump administration for its discreet coordination with Israel, the Mossad and the IDF that enabled the joint strike.
Map of US strikes on Iran. (Fox News)
«We destroyed their air-defense systems, their Revolutionary Guard sites, we chased their filthy terrorists in their own bedrooms and beds inside Tehran and other cities,» he said. «We destroyed the nuclear facilities that were threatening the State of Israel up to the level of an existential threat — and they know that we’ve done a beautiful job there.»
The day Israel stole Iran’s nuclear archive
In his newly released book, The Sword of Freedom, Cohen — who worked directly with three U.S. presidents — recalls how he warned President Obama in 2015 that the Iran nuclear deal was dangerous.
«I told him it was risky,» Cohen writes. «He said, ‘Yossi, you are so wrong.’»
That conversation, he says, was a scene later repeated with President Donald Trump. «When Trump took office in 2016, I told him the deal was ‘so wrong’ in principle and practice. He replied, ‘You’re so right. It’s the worst deal ever.’»
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material on Iranian nuclear weapons development during a press conference in Tel Aviv, April 2018. Netanyahu says his government has obtained «half a ton» of secret Iranian documents proving the Tehran government once had a nuclear weapons program. Calling it a «great intelligence achievement,» Netanyahu said Monday that the documents show that Iran lied about its nuclear ambitions before signing a 2015 deal with world powers. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)
«We love it when the weather is extreme — when everyone else stays indoors.»
A key turning point, Cohen said, was the 2018 Mossad operation to steal Iran’s nuclear archive — a mission that ultimately influenced the U.S. decision to withdraw from the deal.
On Jan. 31, 2018, Cohen watched a live video feed showing a 25-member Mossad squad infiltrating Tehran on a cold, snowy night. «In the Mossad, we love it when the weather is extreme — when everyone else stays indoors,» he said with a smile.
That night, agents stole 55,000 pages of classified documents and 183 compact discs, which they smuggled back to Israel — «not by UPS,» Cohen joked. The materials revealed that while Iran was negotiating with the U.S. and world powers, it was secretly continuing its nuclear weapons work.
Hostage deal and the «day after» in Gaza
Cohen also spoke about the recent Trump administration brokered hostage deal.
«I can’t thank them enough, together with our allies in the Middle East,» he said. «All living hostages are free, and I hope to receive the remaining bodies shortly, as Hamas has committed.»
People wave Israeli and American flags in Hostages Square during a rally supporting hostages and missing families following the Israel-Hamas peace deal. (Dana Reany/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
He expressed optimism that the end of the war in Gaza could mark the beginning of a new diplomatic era.
«From now on, we will see a better Middle East when this war is practically over,» he said. «Maybe the reconstruction of our relationships in the region will start to resume.»
«More peace treaties will come»
Cohen predicted that renewed normalization efforts would extend beyond the Abraham Accords, which he helped establish during his tenure as Mossad chief.
«Not only will the Saudis be in line,» he said. «I know there are some rumors about Indonesia, I cherish that, of course, and I’m expecting other countries to come and sign peace treaties with the State of Israel.»
He noted that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to visit Washington soon, calling it «an important visit not only for him, but for us in the region.»
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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pictured sitting next to senior military official in Iran. (Getty Images)
«In the spirit of the American president right now and his beautiful team — Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Marco Rubio and others,» he added, «I’m expecting to see more peace treaties in the future.»
The Iranian regime and the road ahead
At the Shurat HaDin conference, Cohen also said he believes the overthrow of the Iranian regime is possible, though it may take years.
«The Iranian people suffer under a cruel regime — anyone who dares to protest is hanged or shot,» he said. «But I believe the time has come, and if the world supports it, it will happen.»
Shurat HaDin President Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, who hosted the event, warned of the ongoing political and legal threats facing Israel.
«The war is not yet over,» she said. «Political threats to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel, and the aggressiveness of the International Criminal Court, are driving an unprecedented rise in anti-Israel sentiment and antisemitism. We must unite all forces working on this issue to fight back — on the battlefield, in the courts, and in the arena of global public opinion.»
Could Cohen one day replace Netanyahu as prime minister?
A file picture taken at the Israeli foreign ministry on October 15, 2015, shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) sitting next to Yossi Cohen, who is currently the head of Israel’s National Security Council, and who was named as the 12th head of the Mossad intelligence agency by Netanyahu on Dece. 7, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)
In the Fox News Digital interview, Cohen also addressed speculation about his political ambitions, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2018 hint that he could one day be his successor.
«I’m not going into politics right now,» he said. «There’s a long, long way to go before I enter politics. I think the Israeli situation today is relatively stable, and nobody is going anywhere. Next year we’ll have elections for sure, and I don’t think I’ll join.»
However, he did not rule out future involvement in Israel’s foreign affairs.
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«I’d love to do whatever it takes to support Israel’s relationships internationally,» he said. «We need better agreements, good ones, with as many countries as we can.»
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Los abusos de los agentes de inmigración en Estados Unidos: corrupción, agresiones y abusos sexuales
Los investigadores dijeron que un agente de control de inmigración se salió con la suya al agredir físicamente a su novia durante años. Otro admitió que abusó sexualmente de una mujer bajo su custodia en repetidas ocasiones. Un tercero está acusado de aceptar sobornos para eliminar órdenes de detención sobre personas susceptibles de deportación.
Al menos dos docenas de empleados y contratistas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) han sido acusados de delitos desde 2020, y sus infracciones incluyen patrones de abuso físico y sexual, corrupción y otros abusos de autoridad, según una revisión realizada por The Associated Press.
Aunque la mayoría de los casos ocurrieron antes de que el Congreso votara el año pasado para otorgar al ICE 75.000 millones de dólares para contratar más agentes y detener a más personas, los expertos dicen que este tipo de delitos podría acelerarse dado el gran volumen de nuevos empleados y los poderes que se les han otorgado para usar tácticas agresivas en la detención y deportación de personas.
El gobierno de Trump ha envalentonado a los agentes al argumentar que tienen «inmunidad absoluta» por sus acciones en servicio y debilitar la supervisión. Un juez sugirió recientemente que el ICE estaba desarrollando una preocupante cultura de ilegalidad, mientras que los expertos han cuestionado si los nuevos empleados están recibiendo suficiente evaluación y capacitación.
“Una vez que una persona es contratada, incluida, pasa por la capacitación y no es la persona adecuada, es difícil deshacerse de ella y todos pagaremos un precio más adelante”, afirmó Gil Kerlikowske, quien sirvió como comisionado de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos de 2014 a 2017.
Casi todas las agencias de seguridad lidian con malos empleados, y los delitos relacionados con la violencia doméstica y el abuso de sustancias son problemas arraigados en el sector. Pero el rápido crecimiento del ICE y su misión de deportar a millones de personas no tienen precedentes, y el análisis de AP encontró que el inmenso poder que los agentes ejercen sobre poblaciones vulnerables puede llevar a abusos.
La subsecretaria del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, Tricia McLaughlin, dijo que la mala conducta no era generalizada en la agencia y que el ICE «se toma muy en serio las acusaciones de mala conducta por parte de sus empleados». Afirmó que la mayoría de los nuevos contratados ya habían trabajado para otras agencias de seguridad y que sus antecedentes fueron minuciosamente evaluados.
«Estados Unidos puede estar orgulloso del profesionalismo que nuestros agentes aportan al trabajo día tras día», expresó.
El ICE anunció el mes pasado que había más que duplicado su tamaño a 22.000 empleados en menos de un año.
Kerlikowske dijo que los agentes del ICE son particularmente «vulnerables a problemas de uso innecesario de la fuerza», dado que a menudo realizan operaciones en público mientras enfrentan protestas. El número de detenidos del ICE casi se ha duplicado desde el año pasado, a 70.000 personas, y los empleados y contratistas responsables de supervisarlos también enfrentan condiciones complicadas que pueden proporcionar más oportunidades para la mala conducta.
La Patrulla Fronteriza duplicó su tamaño a más de 20.000 agentes de 2004 a 2011, seis años más de lo que le tomó al ICE. La agencia se vio avergonzada por una ola de corrupción, abuso y otras infracciones por parte de algunos de los nuevos empleados. Kerlikowske recordó casos de agentes que aceptaron sobornos para permitir que autos que transportaban drogas ingresaran a Estados Unidos o que se involucraron en el tráfico de personas.
Él y otros dicen que el ICE está en posición de ver problemas similares que probablemente serán más amplios en alcance, con menos supervisión y rendición de cuentas.
«La corrupción, el abuso y la mala conducta estaban en gran medida confinados en la instancia anterior a lo largo de la frontera y las interacciones con inmigrantes y residentes de estados fronterizos. Con el ICE, esto se convertirá en un fenómeno a nivel nacional a medida que atraen a muchas personas que se sienten atraídas por esta misión», dijo David Bier, director de estudios de inmigración en el Instituto Cato, un grupo de expertos libertario.
Bier, quien ha ayudado a publicitar algunos de los arrestos recientes y otras presuntas malas prácticas de agentes del ICE, dijo que le ha sorprendido la «notable variedad de diferentes delitos y cargos que hemos visto».
El análisis de AP examinó registros públicos que involucran casos de empleados y contratistas del ICE que han sido arrestados desde 2020, incluidos al menos 17 que han sido condenados y otros seis que están esperando juicio. Nueve han sido acusados en el último año, incluido un agente procesado el mes pasado por agredir a un manifestante cerca de Chicago cuando estaba fuera de servicio.
Algunos de los delitos más graves fueron cometidos por empleados veteranos de ICE y supervisores en lugar de novatos.
Mientras que los funcionarios federales han justificado la agresión de ICE, el comportamiento de los agentes está atrayendo el escrutinio de observadores con celulares y fiscales en jurisdicciones lideradas por demócratas. Las agencias locales están investigando los tiroteos fatales del mes pasado en Minneapolis de los manifestantes Renee Good y Alex Pretti por parte agentes federales, así como el asesinato de Keith Porter por un agente de ICE fuera de servicio en Los Ángeles en la víspera de Año Nuevo.
En todo el país, los casos han atraído titulares no deseados para el ICE, que ha gastado millones de dólares publicitando los antecedentes penales de aquellos que arrestan como los «peores de los peores».
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Trump directs military to strike new deals with coal-fired power plants: ‘Going to be buying a lot of coal’
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the Department of War (DOW) to work directly with coal-fired power plants on new long-term power purchasing agreements, arguing the move would ensure «more reliable power and stronger and more resilient grid power.»
«That’s why I’m also pleased to announce that, in just a moment, I will sign an executive order that directs the Department of War to work directly with coal plants on the new power purchasing agreements, ensuring that we have more reliable power and stronger and more resilient grid power,» Trump said.
«And we’re going to be buying a lot of coal through the military now, and it’s going to be less expensive and actually much more effective than what we have been using for many, many years.»
The executive order, «Strengthening United States National Defense with America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet,» states, «The United States must ensure that our electric grid … remains resilient and reliable, and not reliant on intermittent energy sources,» calling the grid «the foundation of our national defense as well as our economic stability.»
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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, left; House Speaker Mike Johnson; and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin watch as President Donald Trump signs an executive order directing the military to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants during a «Champion of Coal» event Wednesday at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
It adds, «It is the policy of the United States that coal is essential to our national and economic security.»
Under a section titled «Power Purchase Agreements with Federal Installations,» the order states that the Secretary of War, «in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall seek to procure power from the United States coal generation fleet by approving long-term Power Purchase Agreements … with coal-fired energy production facilities to serve DOW installations or other mission-critical facilities.»
Speaking at the White House and flanked by members of his Cabinet, coal workers and GOP lawmakers, Trump framed coal as vital to defense and industrial production.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a «Champion of Coal» event in the East Room of the White House Wednesday, in Washington, D.C. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«Coal is also critical to our national security,» he said. «Vital to everything from steel production to shipbuilding and artificial intelligence.»
He also pointed to winter storms as evidence of coal’s reliability.
«More than 200 million Americans across 35 states were impacted by the storm, and the only reason most were able to take a hot shower was thanks to the power provided by the most reliable, dependable of, and really dependable form of energy that we have,» Trump said. «And that’s clean, beautiful coal.»
Trump contrasted his approach with the prior administration.
«On day one of this administration, I ended the war on coal,» Trump said. «We terminated the green new scam, and we withdrew from the unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord.»
He also criticized wind energy.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a «Champion of Coal» event, where he ordered the Pentagon to purchase electricity from plants and announced millions of dollars to upgrade existing sites. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«I’m not a big fan of those crazy windmills that are all made in China,» Trump said. «You know, they’re made in China but not used by China.»
Trump said the Tennessee Valley Authority was «taking action to save two major coal plants,» mentioning the Cumberland Fossil Plant and the Kingston Fossil Plant.
«These two plants were slated for termination,» Trump said, «but we’re going to save over 450 jobs by keeping them going and going strong.»
Trump said he was «directing the Department of Energy to issue funds» to coal plants in several states.
«In addition, I’m directing the Department of Energy to issue funds to coal plants in West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and Kentucky to keep them online and keep those plants open,» Trump said.
On permitting, Trump said, «In one year of Trump, we’ve already approved over 70 permits for very big, very powerful mines that are going to be with us for many, many years to come.»
Trump said coal production and generation had increased during his tenure.
«Since I took office, coal production is up by nearly 4 million tons a month after falling for decades,» he said. «Coal power generation is up by nearly 15% in my first year.»
Later in the event, Peabody Energy CEO Jim Grech presented Trump with an award.
«Sir. Just to show our appreciation,» Grech said. «The trophy says the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal.»
Trump closed by returning to what he described as American energy dominance.
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«America is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world,» he said. «We are by far No. 1.»
The Department of War did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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UN chief blasted as ‘abjectly tone-deaf’ over message to Iran marking revolution anniversary
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Fox News’ Peter Doocy reports the latest on President Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Discussions cover Iran nuclear negotiations and the future ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza.
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UNITED NATIONS: U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres sent a congratulatory message to Iran marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, a move that drew sharp criticism from anti-regime Iranian voices and human rights advocates.
In a letter addressed to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Guterres «extended his warmest congratulations on the National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran,» describing such anniversaries as an opportunity to reflect on a country’s path and contributions to the international community, according to Iranian state and regional reporting published Wednesday.
The message comes weeks after the U.N.’s top human rights body condemned Iran over abuses tied to a violent crackdown on anti-government protests and mandated further investigation into alleged violations, with some reports citing casualty figures that could reach 30,000, pending verification.
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 26, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
Furthermore, according to the NGO U.N. Watch, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is expected to address the U.N. Human Rights Council on Feb. 23.
Against that backdrop, critics said the secretary-general’s congratulatory message risked sending a conflicting signal.
«The U.N. secretary-general’s congratulatory message is not merely diplomatic routine — it is abjectly tone-deaf,» said Iran analyst Banafsheh Zand. «At a time when the Iranian people continue to endure executions, repression and systemic abuse at the hands of the Islamic Republic, offering formal congratulations to the architects of that suffering reads as a moral failure.»
Zand added that such gestures «erode [the U.N.’s] credibility and deepen the wound for those still fighting for freedom inside Iran.»
Andrew Ghalili, policy director at the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI), said the message amounted to legitimizing a repressive system.
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Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2026. (Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
«The United Nations is legitimizing a regime built on repression, executions and the systematic destruction of basic freedoms,» Ghalili said. «Offering celebratory recognition to the Islamic Republic on the anniversary of its revolution ignores the bloodshed, the repression of protesters and the ongoing hostage-taking of innocent people.»
Human rights groups have repeatedly warned that impunity has enabled ongoing abuses in Iran, urging U.N. member states to pursue accountability for what they describe as systemic violations and mass killings of protesters.
Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the secretary-general, told Fox News Digital during a press briefing that the message to Tehran was part of a long-standing U.N. protocol.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi holds a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 30, 2026. (Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«The letter that came out from the secretary-general is a standard letter. Every year, each member state gets the exact same letter… congratulating them on the national holiday and conveying best wishes to the people of that country.»
The spokesperson added that similar letters were sent the same day to other countries marking national holidays and «should not be interpreted… as an endorsement of whatever policies may be put in place by the government.» He said the message «doesn’t change the secretary-general’s view» on Iran, noting Guterres has previously spoken out against the crackdown and violence.
On reports that Iran’s foreign minister is expected to address the Human Rights Council later this month, the spokesperson said the matter falls under the council’s authority.
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«That’s a decision of the Human Rights Council,» he said. «This is a membership organization. Every member state has a right to address legislative bodies… It’s not within the secretariat’s authority to bar member states from addressing a legislative body.»
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