Drone strike sparks a fire on the perimeter of UAE's nuclear power plant, shaking Iran war ceasefire (apnews.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 17 May 11:34
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A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant Sunday, setting an electrical generator ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused no radiological release nor injuries, authorities in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, said. However, suspicion immediately fell on Iran, which has been increasingly threatening the UAE over recent days as the country hosted Israeli Iron Dome missile defenses and troops during the war.

The attack comes as Iran still has a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway where a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas passed through before the war, disrupting global energy supplies. Meanwhile, America continues to block Iranian ports in response as negotiations to solidify the ceasefire have failed to advance.

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morysal@lemmy.world on 17 May 14:45 next collapse

The fact a nuclear facility is now close enough to regional fighting that “no radiological leak reported” becomes the reassuring headline is pretty terrifying by itself.

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Nautalax@lemmy.world on 17 May 17:09 collapse

I think you are thinking of Qatar which Israel struck nearly a year ago. Israel and the UAE are close partners who have similar goals for the region.

Gates9@sh.itjust.works on 17 May 17:17 collapse

Damn that’s a big mistake on my part, mea culpa.

Osan@lemmy.world on 18 May 01:11 collapse

I miss when ceasefire meant no fires for a while now it just means let the media forget that people are dying for a while