# Syria’s Assad-era reactor was configured for possible nuclear weapons use: IAEA

https://mins.news/en/item/48802

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-07 19:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/syrias-assad-era-reactor-configured-for-nuclear-weapons-iaea?traffic_source=rss

> IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi says Syria’s Assad-era facility at Deir Az Zor was configured to produce fissile material that could be used in nuclear weapons. The site, destroyed by Israeli air strikes in 2007, is now under IAEA safeguards, with inspectors installing cameras and continuing verification work.

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