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

The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 2, 2026
The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 2, 2026. © Helmut Fohringer, AFP archives

UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Mariano Grossi said Tuesday that his agency had found several "tons of nuclear materials" at a previously undeclared site dating from the rule of Syria's previous authorities. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said the material was not dangerous and that Damascus had the right to keep and use it for peaceful purposes.

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site which the authorities said they reported to the agency last month.

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