Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen claimed on Tuesday that Iran is not yet close to obtaining nuclear power.

�I think that Iran, to this day, is not even close to acquiring a nuclear weapon� this is due to longstanding efforts by some forces in the world,� Cohen said in response to a question by a Jerusalem Post reporter at The Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference�in Jerusalem.

Cohen added that Iran’s position is now weaker since there is �less foreign support for what [Iran is] doing than in the past.�

Cohen said that if Iran does develop a nuclear bomb, Israel must have the capability to stop it on its own.

�We have to develop capabilities to allow us to be absolutely independent, doing what Israel has done twice before � bombing nuclear reactors in Syria and Iraq. They should not sleep quietly in Iran.”

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem)