DUBAI: The UAE said on Tuesday that the drones that targeted its nuclear plant last week came from Iraq — from where Iranian-backed groups have launched several attacks since the Middle East war began. On Sunday, an unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator near the Arab world’s only nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak. Two other drones had been intercepted. Barakah is near the Saudi border and Qatar and the strike raised fears of consequences across the Gulf.

A drone strike triggered a fire at an external power generator outside the core security zone of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra Region on Sunday, according…

The UAE’s defense ministry said on Sunday that investigations were underway to determine the source of a drone attack that hit a generator outside the