"Unacceptable" threat to safety: UN nuclear watchdog sounds alarm over drone strike near UAE's Barakah plant

Iran Herald · May 17, 2026 War

Vienna [Austria], May 17 (ANI): Raising the alarm over escalating security vulnerabilities, the UN atomic watchdog, the IAEA, has expressed 'grave concern' over a drone strike near a United Arab Emirates nuclear plant that triggered a fire, though it said that radiation levels remained normal.