By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 17, 2026 19:19 Updated: JUNE 17, 2026 19:44 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and new Mossad Director Roman Gofman held their first regular one-on-one working meeting on Wednesday night.
Gofman took over the spy agency from David Barnea on June 2.
The new Mossad chief's prior role was as Netanyahu's personal military secretary for around the last two years, such that both parties are already highly familiar with each other,
However, if Gofman's old role was to serve close to Netanyahu's side at almost all times, and to be a deliverer and vetter of information between the prime minister and others in the defense establishment, the Mossad chief's new role involves managing a huge agency of thousands of op[eratives in Israel and across the globe.
The Jerusalem Post understands that Gofman has already taken strong stances in war cabinet meetings, including during the recent debates relating to war and peace with Iran and Lebanon.
As Mossad chief, Gofman will, in many ways, be the lead Israeli official managing the Iran file, certainly in time periods when there is no open war.
Gofman: committed to bringing down the Islamic regime
In his opening speech, he committed to bringing down the Islamic regime, though that was before US President Donald Trump cut a new deal with Iran, which will likely provide tens of billions or even hundreds of billions in funds to the regime in exchange for some concessions on the nuclear file in the coming months and years.
Both critics and supporters view Gofman as bright and daring, with critics afraid he will drift into unwise operations and supporters hoping he will achieve new goals that others thought were too hard to accomplish.
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