A drone strike has sparked a fire at an electrical generator at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, authorities in the UAE have said.
The UAE has faced repeated missile and drone attacks during the conflict, including incidents authorities said originated from Iran. No injuries were reported, radiological safety levels were unaffected and the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation confirmed the plant’s essential systems are operating normally. A statement did not say who was to blame for the suspected drone attack.
Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump warned that if Tehran failed to reach a peace agreement with the US, it would face “a very bad time”.
“If they don’t, they’re going to have a bad time. A very bad time. They had better make a deal,” Trump told French media. He also shared an AI-generated graphic of him and a US Navy admiral in front of stormy waters, and the line: “It was calm before the storm.”
The statement comes after Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi pointed out that contradictory messages from the Trump administration made Tehran “reluctant about the real intentions of Americans”.
“We are in doubt about their seriousness,” Araghchi said.
