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Scoop: U.S. brokers secret deal on clandestine Syrian nuclear site

Fadingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 12 days, then returned with 19 more reports - 23 voices in all.
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 description edited, 1 article removed3 changes
  1. al-monitor.comseen 3 Sept, 21:47description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    By Francois MurphyVIENNA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has resolved its outstanding questions in an investigation into secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family's rule but made no progress in Iran, it said on Tuesday in confidential reports seen by Reuters.

    By Francois MurphyVIENNA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has resolved its outstanding questions from an investigation into secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family's rule but made no progress in Iran, it said on Tuesday in confidential reports seen by Reuters.

  2. South China Morning Postseen 4 Sept, 05:08headline rewritten

    Syria was building nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN report findsUN report confirms Syria was building nuclear reactor during Assad rule

  3. kurv.comseen 8 Sept, 14:59article removed

    last seen headlineUN Report Finds Syria Was Building A Nuclear Reactor In Deir El-Zour Under Former President Assad

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Mon, 10 August 2026peak 13 reports on Tue, 18 August 2026Thu, 10 September 2026

What it is about

International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEASyriaIsraelTrump administrationDamascusSite 99Agence internationale de l’énergie atomiqueAIEASyrieMAEASyriiW SyriiBachar Al-AssadDamasRafael GrossiAssad-era Syrian nuclear sitesAsaad al-ShaibaniBashar al-AssadUN atomic watchdog

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
Axios1 original report1 original report
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report2 original reports
Al Jazeera English1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
hngn.com1 original report
slguardian.org1 original report
kurv.com1 original report
South China Morning Post1 original report - edited after publishing
adn.com1 copy echoing kurv.com
al-monitor.com1 original report - edited after publishing2 original reports
latimes.com1 original report
Google News - Top Stories1 original report
aol.co.uk1 copy echoing The Guardian World
newdelhitimes.com1 copy echoing latimes.com
10 Aug, 19:25over 31 days10 Sept, 10:01

15 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 33 original reports, 3 reprints

  1. Mon, 10 August 2026

    2 reports
    • Axios19:25first to report
      Scoop: U.S. brokers secret deal on clandestine Syrian nuclear site

      The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will soon remove nuclear material stored at a clandestine site in Syria after the Trump administration reached understandings with Syria and Israel, according to Israeli and U.S. officials. Why it matters: The Trump administration and IAEA scrambled to reach a diplomatic agreement to secure the material and prevent an escalation involving Israel, Syria and possibly even Turkey over the sensitive site. U.S. officials say the episode validates...

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)23:23
      IAEA to remove nuclear material from clandestine Syrian site: Report

      Trump administration brokers deal between Damascus, international watchdog to neutralize 'Site 99' following Israeli strike threats

  2. Tue, 18 August 2026

    13 reports

  3. Wed, 19 August 2026

    2 reports

  4. Tue, 1 September 2026

    4 reports
    • kurv.com12:02removed by the outlet
      UN Report Finds Syria Was Building A Nuclear Reactor In Deir El-Zour Under Former President Assad
      1 reprint
    • Le Monde (France)17:51
      Syrie : les infrastructures découvertes à Deir ez-Zor sont « conformes à celles d’un réacteur nucléaire », selon l’AIEA

      A la mi-août, l’autorité de sûreté nucléaire et le gouvernement syrien avaient annoncé la découverte de « quelques tonnes de matières nucléaires » sur un site « non déclaré », « héritage de l’ancien régime ».

    • South China Morning Post18:23edited after publishing
      UN report confirms Syria was building nuclear reactor during Assad rule

      previouslySyria was building nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN report finds

      Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under the leadership of ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, according to a UN report seen Tuesday by Associated Press. Inspectors with the UN nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August and carried out verification work that confirmed the existence of a long-suspected nuclear site, according to the confidential report circulated to member states. Based on this visit, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported...

    • al-monitor.com19:51edited after publishing
      IAEA reports progress in Syria investigation, none in Iran

      By Francois MurphyVIENNA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has resolved its outstanding questions from an investigation into secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family's rule but made no progress in Iran, it said on Tuesday in confidential reports seen by Reuters.

  5. Wed, 2 September 2026

    2 reports

  6. Thu, 3 September 2026

    1 report

  7. Mon, 7 September 2026

    5 reports
    • Channel News Asia14:11
      Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete: UN

      The UN's nuclear watchdog also found a fuel fabrication plant, where the nuclear fuel for the reactor was manufactured, and a location where nuclear fuel as well as uranium scrap and waste were stored.

    • latimes.com15:32
      Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons

      The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

      1 reprint
    • Google News - Top Stories16:37
      Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says

      Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says The Guardian Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons: IAEA Al Jazeera Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says The Jerusalem Post IAEA reports progress in Syria investigation, none in Iran Reuters Syrian nuclear reactor could have been useful for weapons, IAEA chief says Reuters

    • The Guardian World16:37
      Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says

      Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile material A nearly complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of the toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog has revealed. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month visited two sites, one in Deir ez-Zor and a second in an undisclosed...

      1 reprint
    • Al Jazeera English19:31
      Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons: IAEA

      UN watchdog says material from facility, bombed in 2007, now under IAEA safeguards.

  8. Wed, 9 September 2026

    3 reports
    • al-monitor.com13:20
      Syria no longer under UN nuclear watchdog probe

      The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors on Wednesday decided to close a long-time probe against Syria launched under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad after the country's new authorities led agency exports to key nuclear sites.

    • al-monitor.com13:31
      IAEA board draws a line under past Syrian nuclear activities

      VIENNA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday drawing a line under Syria's secret nuclear activities during the Assad family's rule, saying the new authorities had helped resolve all outstanding questions.After Israel bombed a site in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor in 2007 that it said was a secret nuclear reactor near completion, the International Atomic Energy Agency demanded Syria come clean on its nuclear...

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)20:51
      UN agency ends Syria nuclear noncompliance finding

      Syrian Atomic Energy Commission says decision follows 18 months of technical, diplomatic efforts, paving way for expanded peaceful nuclear cooperation

  9. Thu, 10 September 2026

    1 report

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