Israel’s Mossad has sufficient knowledge of the location of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpiles and could intervene if Tehran attempts to use them, The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday citing unnamed sources.
Iran had 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60% before the Israeli and US airstrikes in June, according to the UN nuclear watchdog.
While the international community has been pressing Iran to disclose the whereabouts of the near weapons-grade stocks, The Jerusalem Post says Mossad knows their location and could intervene if Tehran tried to make any new dangerous moves with the uranium.
On Thursday, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged that Iran’s inventory of highly enriched uranium is buried under rubble following the strikes.
Araghchi’s comments came after the UN nuclear watchdog warned that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium is “a matter of serious concern,” saying the agency has no visibility country’s activities since the June strikes on its nuclear facilities.
However, unnamed Israeli defense officials cited by the Jerusalem post believe that even if Iran immediately began rebuilding the bombed components of its nuclear program, it would take roughly two years before it could attempt to produce a nuclear weapon.
Female Mossad agents in Iran
Dozens of female Mossad agents were deployed inside Iran during Israel’s June strikes on Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs, The Jerusalem Post report said citing unnamed sources.
The report added Mossad Director David Barnea viewed the women’s role during the 12-day conflict as “very substantial.”
While their exact activities remain classified, the Post said that the spy agency has increasingly assigned women to all types of missions, from surveillance to kinetic operations.
The report added that Barnea sent hundreds of agents, including Iranian dissidents recruited by Mossad, into operations in Iran simultaneously. Targets included radar platforms, ballistic missiles, and sites struck by Israeli jets.
