IAEA set to remove nuclear material from Syrian site in US brokered deal - report

The agreement would reportedly secure the nuclear material, which Syrian officials claimed to be unaware of, and prevent an escalation between Israel, Syria, and Turkey.

The United States negotiated a plan to remove nuclear material from a clandestine site in Syria after reaching an agreement with the governments of Syria and Israel. According to the deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency will safely remove the nuclear material from a secret nuclear storage site called “Site 99,”

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 ag