UN watchdog excavates suspected Syrian nuclear site as Damascus pledges safeguards
Summary
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has started digging at a site in Syria linked to a secret nuclear program from before. Syria's new government says it will cooperate fully and keep any nuclear material under international rules for peaceful use.Key Facts
- UN nuclear inspectors have begun excavating a suspected old nuclear site in Deir el-Zour, Syria.
- Syria’s new government has promised full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Syria wants to develop a peaceful nuclear program and will keep nuclear material under international safeguards.
- The suspected nuclear program was run by Syria’s former government under President Bashar Assad.
- The secret nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in 2007.
- The IAEA found traces of uranium at some Syrian sites during inspections in 2024 and 2025.
- IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said Syria is opening up sites that may hold nuclear material, which will be monitored internationally.
- Israel is believed to have nuclear weapons but has not publicly confirmed its program.
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