Mossad

Great battles return between Mossad, IDF over Iran, sources tell 'Post'

In June 2025 and in early 2026, both the IDF and the Mossad were in favor of striking Iran with major operations. The sides began to disagree over the goals of the early 2026 operation.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and Mossad Director Roman Gofman.
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

Netanyahu’s political survival must never be a reason to attack Iran - opinion

‘PAGING HEZBOLLAH’S official poster.

‘Paging Hezbollah,’ now playing in US theaters, tells the story of an ingenious Mossad operation

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen at a Taglit conference, November 2, 2026.

Former Mossad chief calls Saudi Crown Prince 'not a mature enough person' at Taglit conference


Why do officials keep trying to shove Mossad chief Roman Gofman into the Gaza sphere? - analysis

Officials keep linking Mossad chief Roman Gofman to Gaza migration plans, despite denials that he is leading it, and no final decision on who will lead the effort.

Taken before his appointment as Mossad Chief, Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Shared values, shared skies: Inside America's deepest Middle East partnership - analysis

From Truman’s recognition of Israel to unprecedented military cooperation against Iran, the partnership has become one of the closest in the modern world

Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16. Israel became part of the US Central Command in 2021.
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Katz's position on Mossad's Kurds vs Iranian regime plan unclear after conflicting statements

Trump vetoed a Mossad plan to support Kurdish forces against Iran, fueling debate over which Israeli and US officials backed the proposal.

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Mossad rehearsed 2018 Iran nuclear archives raid in Africa, former chief Yossi Cohen reveals

The operation changed the course of history as it was the impetus for US President Donald Trump to pull out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal shortly after the operation's results were revealed.

Former Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen attends a Menorah lighting ceremony on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, at the great synagogue in Tel Aviv, December 30, 2024.

Gofman takes Mossad by storm, as spy org. ramps up plans to topple Islamic regime

New Mossad Director Roman Gofman, the first outsider to lead the spy agency since 2011, is exploring new methods to topple Iran's Islamic regime.

Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

‘Shamir, His Way’ returns to Begin Center with panel on former prime minister's legacy

The Begin Heritage Center hosts a screening examining Yitzhak Shamir’s journey from underground fighter to prime minister.

Prime minister Yitzhak Shamir reviews honor guard at police staff graduation ceremony, outside Jerusalem Theater, 1991.

Netanyahu holds first working meeting with new Mossad chief Gofman

Netanyahu met Mossad chief Roman Gofman for the first time in an official working session since he took over the intelligence agency earlier this month.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds first working meeting with the Director of the Mossad Roman Gofman at the Mossad headquarters.

Knesset approves MK Tally Gotliv’s immunity in Shin Bet officer identity exposure case

Knesset votes 61 to 48 to grant Likud MK Tally Gotliv immunity, blocking her prosecution over alleged disclosure of a Shin Bet officer’s identity.

MK Tally Gotliv at Knesset House Committee debate on granting her immunity Monday June 15, 2026.

Fmr. Mossad intelligence chief: Iran could move faster toward nuclear bomb under new leadership

"This is the Americans’ war; their army did everything, and that is how it is presented there in the US. I mean, they decide, they close the war," Ze'ev Palti said.

A man walks past Iran’s national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (L), in Tehran, June 10.

Liberman: Netanyahu's submission, US-Iran deal will allow Tehran to evolve into a nuclear power

Liberman also called for regime change efforts, establishing a new IDF missile corps, argued the Mossad should focus on toppling Iran's regime, and advocated a tougher stance toward Hezbollah.

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Knesset, June 15, 2026.