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The Economic Times
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Strait of Hormuz deadlock deepens? Drone strike at nuclear power plant in UAE

A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials in Abu ​Dhabi said on Sunday, at a time when progress ​appears to have stalled in efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and restart shipping ​in the Gulf.

Emirati officials said they were investigating the source of the strike and that the UAE had the full right to respond to such "terrorist attacks". The UAE has previously accused Iran of attacking its energy targets in what it has called an escalation of the conflict in the region.

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