{"id":2603658,"date":"2026-05-17T09:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drone-strike-starts-fire-outside-uae-nuclear-plant-as-iran-war-ceasefire-tested\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:32:46","slug":"drone-strike-starts-fire-outside-uae-nuclear-plant-as-iran-war-ceasefire-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drone-strike-starts-fire-outside-uae-nuclear-plant-as-iran-war-ceasefire-tested\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone strike starts fire outside UAE nuclear plant as Iran war ceasefire tested"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdrone-strike-starts-fire-outside-uae-nuclear-plant-as-iran-war-ceasefire-tested%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603658&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-slams-violent-rhetoric-on-the-right-then-argues-president-trump-deserved-to-have-been-drone-bombed\/\" title=\"MSNBC SLAMS Violent Rhetoric on the Right \u2013 Then Argues President ... Deserved to Have Been Drone Bombed\">drone strike<\/a> hit<\/a> teh Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, triggering a fire. Abu Dhabi state media said the source of the strike was not identified, urged the public to rely on verified details, and reported no injuries or radiological safety impact. The UAE\u2019s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation confirmed the fire did not affect plant safety or the readiness of essential systems, and all units were operating normally.  <\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred about six weeks after a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between the United States and Iran that was meant to halt strikes on surrounding Middle East nations, though earlier during that period the UAE said it had intercepted Iranian missiles and drones. Barakah is the UAE\u2019s only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">power plant<\/a> and supplies about a quarter of the country\u2019s electricity, so any serious damage would be a major concern. In related developments, President Donald Trump is returning from a trip to China and has indicated he may accept a 20-year moratorium on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A fire broke out at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-arab-emirates\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"215\">United Arab Emirates\u2019s<\/a> Barakah Nuclear <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/power-plants\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"943\">Power Plant<\/a> on Sunday after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drones\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"823\">drone<\/a> strike hit the area.<\/p>\n<p>Abu Dhabi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-abruptly-changes-plans-sends-valuable-asset-to-middle-east-as-fighting-escalates\/\" title=\"US Military Abruptly Changes Plans, Sends Valuable Asset to Middle East as Fighting Escalates\">state media office<\/a> did not say where the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airstrikes\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1627\">airstrike<\/a> came from and told the public to only listen to verified sources and \u201cto avoid spreading rumors\u201d on the incident. The strike comes six weeks after the initial Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between the United States and Iran was put into play, which called for the end of strikes on surrounding Middle East nations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4571273\/bishop-barron-freedom-religion-us-rededicate-250\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bishop Barron contemplates \u2018paradox\u2019 of \u2018free exercise of religion\u2019 in US ahead of Rededicate 250<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4571609\/london-police-arrest-dozen-right-wing-pro-palestine-protest\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>London police arrest dozens during right-wing and pro-Palestinian protests<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4571463\/us-nigeria-kill-isis-leader-terror-christian-africa-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US and Nigeria kill ISIS leader who terrorized Christians in Africa, Trump says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The ceasefire has been testy at times during the six weeks, with the UAE announcing it <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4554319\/uae-intercept-missiles-iran-war-ceasefire-violation\/\">had to intercept <\/a>15 Iranian missiles and four Iranian drones two weeks ago. But the UAE did not blame Sunday\u2019s drone strike on any particular nation. The media office said there were no injuries and no impact on radiological safety levels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) confirmed that the fire did not affect the safety of the power plant or the readiness of its essential systems, and that all units are operating as normal,\u201d the Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is the UAE\u2019s only power plant and produces 25% of the country\u2019s electricity. 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He has previously maintained the stance that Iran would have to drop its nuclear program permanently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire at UAE Barakah nuclear plant after drone strike; no injuries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2603659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nuclear-reactor-middle-east-e1779023827703.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[42932,79814,32219,37852,14872],"class_list":["post-2603658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-drone-strike","tag-iran-ceasefire-2","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-nuclear-plant","tag-uae"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nuclear-reactor-middle-east-e1779023827703.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603658"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603662,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603658\/revisions\/2603662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}