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Drone attack starts fire at UAE nuclear power plant
No one claimed responsibility, and the UAE did not blame anyone for what it said was an "unprovoked terrorist attack." It has recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks as tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway gripped by Iran, which is under a U.S. naval blockade.
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No one claimed responsibility, and the UAE did not blame anyone for what it said was an "unprovoked terrorist attack." It has recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks as tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway gripped by Iran, which is under a U.S. naval blockade.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Drone attack starts fire at UAE nuclear power plant, No one claimed responsibility, and the UAE did not blame anyone for what it said was an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” It has recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks as tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway gripped by Iran, which is under a U.S. naval blockade.
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