Cohen served as Mossad director during a turbulent period that included significant intelligence operations against Iran's nuclear program. The fact that Mossad operatives "toured" it repeatedly points to extraordinary intelligence capabilities and deep penetration of Iran's nuclear apparatus. "Our goal was to destroy Iran's nuclear enrichment capability and end the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror," the president said at the time. Iran's main nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and utterly destroyed." The New York Times revealed an internal Pentagon intelligence report that completely contradicted the president's version.