{
  "id": 1739708,
  "title": "'Tons' of nuclear materials found at undisclosed Syrian site, IAEA chief says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/tons-of-nuclear-materials-found-at-undisclosed-syrian-site-iaea-chief",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260818-tons-of-nuclear-materials-found-at-undisclosed-syrian-site-iaea-chief-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael 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.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Syria facilitates IAEA inspection of newly discovered nuclear materials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syria-facilitates-iaea-inspection-of-newly-discovered-nuclear",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:09:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}