Axios reports US and Israeli officials say the IAEA will soon remove nuclear material stored at a secret Syrian site after a diplomatic understanding among the Trump administration, Israel and Syria. The Trump administration and the IAEA expedited talks to secure the material and prevent escalation involving Israel, Syria and Turkey. US officials say the episode validates Trump’s Syria policy and demonstrates US use of close ties with Syria’s new government to defuse a potential crisis. Months o

Axios reports US and Israeli officials say the IAEA will soon remove nuclear material stored at a secret Syrian site after a diplomatic understanding among the Trump administration, Israel and Syria. The Trump administration and the IAEA expedited talks to secure the material and prevent escalation involving Israel, Syria and Turkey. US officials say the episode validates Trump’s Syria policy and demonstrates US use of close ties with Syria’s new government to defuse a potential crisis. Months of behind-the-scenes threats and diplomatic wrangling preceded a solution reached weeks ago.