UN report reveals Syria's nuclear reactor construction under Assad

In Syria, a U.N. report revealed that the country was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under former President Bashar Assad. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed this after inspections in August, stating that Syria had failed to report nuclear materials and activities as required. The reactor, believed to be built with North Korean assistance, was part of a larger undeclared nuclear program. Following Assad's ousting, the new government permitted IAEA inspectors to access suspected nuclear sites.