International Atomic Energy Agency

Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says

Since the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's new authorities have committed to working with the IAEA to answer questions relating to so-called nuclear safeguards.

|ByREUTERS
This undated image released by the US government shows the nuclear reactor under construction in Syria that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike on September 6, 2007
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi speaks to the media on the sidelines of a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026

Grossi: IAEA is completely blind on Iran nuke program

Speaking to the IAEA's Board of Governors, Grossi said the watchdog's lack of information on Iran’s nuclear program is a "serious proliferation concern" and "needs to be rectified."

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, August 25, 2026.

IAEA chief Grossi discusses Iran, Syria non-proliferation with US Energy Secretary Wright

Grossi arrived in the US ahead of the launch of the IAEA's initiative ATLAS, designed to aid the deployment of civil nuclear applications at sea.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A satellite view shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, of the of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 21, 2026.

Iran moved thousands of uranium centrifuges into fortified Pickaxe Mountain - WSJ

The movement of nuclear equipment deep inside Pickaxe Mountain increases concerns that Tehran is working to ensure continued production of uranium enrichment.

|ByIDAN KWELLER

Iran’s shocking nuclear bravado

And the Arab world’s meddlesome response.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011ByAARON HECHT
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