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Day 79 of US-Israeli War on Iran: Drone Strike Sparks Fire on Edge of UAE's Nuclear Plant

Watch this space for the day's key updates on the West Asia crisis.
The Wire Staff
May 17 2026
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Watch this space for the day's key updates on the West Asia crisis.
File: This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP, File).
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A drone attack targeted the UAE's nuclear power plant today (May 7), causing a fire on the edge of the facility. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the strike and Abu Dhabi has not blamed anyone for the attack that has cast another shadow on the brittle Iran ceasefire.

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Meanwhile, Tel Aviv and Beirut have extended their ceasefire until next month but Israel and Hezbollah continue to attack each other in southern Lebanon.

Watch this space for the day's key updates on the West Asia crisis as it drags on 79 days after the US and Israel launched their war against Iran on February 28.


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