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World📡 RTBy RTMay 18, 2026👁 2 views

UAE reports drone strike on nuclear power plant

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UAE reports drone strike on nuclear power plant

The Gulf monarchy condemned the “terrorist attack” amid tensions with Iran Published 18 May, 2026 04:07 | Updated 18 May, 2026 05:10FILE PHOTO. The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE. © AP / Arun Girija / Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation / WAM

The UAE said an unidentified drone struck the territory of its only nuclear power plant on Sunday amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

According to the Emirati Defense Ministry, three drones entered the country “from the western border region.” While two UAVs were shot down, the third struck an electrical generator “outside the inner perimeter” of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region. No injuries or radioactive contamination were reported.

While the Emirati authorities stopped short of directly accusing Iran, the country’s Foreign Ministry condemned the “unprovoked terrorist attack,” saying it threatened national security and risked further escalation.

Read more US officials want UAE to seize Iranian island – Telegraph

Saudi Arabia said it intercepted three drones on the same day after they entered its airspace from Iraq.

Regional tensions remain high as US-Iran peace talks continue to stall, with both sides accusing each other of advancing unacceptable demands. Several media outlets have reported in recent weeks that US President Donald Trump is considering abandoning the fragile truce declared last month and resuming airstrikes.

Iran has accused Gulf states hosting US military bases of facilitating attacks during the US and Israeli bombing campaign launched against the country on February 28.

“The truth is that the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against my country. When the attacks started, they didn’t even issue a condemnation,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told journalists last week on the sidelines of a BRICS meeting in New Delhi.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the UAE had conducted covert strikes against Iran during the conflict.

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