Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reported contemporary drone assaults on Sunday amid the continued U.S.-Israeli ceasefire and standoff with Iran.
The Abu Dhabi Media Workplace within the UAE mentioned on Sunday {that a} drone assault of unspecified origin brought about a fireplace in {an electrical} generator “exterior the interior perimeter” of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant within the Al Dhafra Area.
The UAE International Ministry mentioned in an announcement that the assault got here “from the western border route.”
“These assaults represent a harmful escalation, an unacceptable act of aggression and a direct risk to the nation’s safety,” the assertion mentioned. The UAE, it added, “is not going to tolerate any risk to its safety and sovereignty underneath any circumstances” and reserves the precise “to reply to any threats, allegations or hostilities.”
Saudi Arabia’s Protection Ministry, in the meantime, mentioned on Sunday that its air defenses intercepted three drones “coming from Iraqi airspace.”
The ministry mentioned in a submit to X that it “reserves the precise to reply on the applicable time and place.”
