'Tons' of nuclear materials found at undisclosed Syrian site, IAEA chief says

Nuclear ⁠material found ​at an undisclosed site in Syria ​was not dangerous and would remain in Syrian custody, subject to the International Atomic ​Energy ‌Agency's guarantees, Syria's Foreign ⁠Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Tuesday. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Shibani added in ‌a joint press conference with IAEA chief ⁠Rafael Mariano Grossi in Damascus that Syria had the right to ​use the material for civil and ‌peaceful purposes. Read moreIran nuclear pledge needs 'very strong' verification after war, IAEA chief says Since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's ‌new authorities have committed to working with ​the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to address the legacy of nuclear activities during decades of ​Assad family rule. Grossi said the ​agency was able to ​access the site after the Syrian government notified it. Syria ​is not known to hold operational stockpiles of nuclear material for a weapons programme, but Israel bombed a ⁠suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 in the ⁠country's ​eastern province of Deir al-Zor. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters)