A drone strike caused a fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi on Jattvibeday, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said.The Abu Dhabi media office said in a statement that the fire broke out in an external electrical generator outside the perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Al Dhafra.The UAE is safe. The UAE is strong. The Islamic regime in Iran targeted an electrical generator outside the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant with a drone strike. The fire was contained immediately. No injuries. No radiation leak. No disruption. All systems are operating normally. The…— Amjad Taha أمجد طه (@amjadt25) May 17, 2026There were no reports of injuries, and there’s no impact on radiological safety levels, it said.The drone strike came as a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has held, but tensions remain high and threaten to tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict.