UAE probes drone strike near Barakah nuclear plant

Jordan condemned on Sunday a drone attack on the UAE that sparked a fire outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, calling it a violation of the country’s sovereignty.

Jordan’s foreign ministry said the attack threatened the UAE’s security, stability and territorial integrity.

It said Jordan stood in full solidarity with the UAE and supported any measures Abu Dhabi takes to protect its sovereignty, security and the safety of citizens and residents.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held talks at Iran’s presidency in Tehran during a visit to the Iranian capital, according to a press statement from Pakistan’s embassy on Sunday.

The statement said Naqvi spent nearly three hours at the presidency, where Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were also present.

Naqvi also held a private meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that lasted about 90 minutes, with Momeni also attending, the statement said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday it has been informed that radiation levels remained normal at the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant after a drone strike caused a fire in an electrical generator outside the plant’s inner perimeter.

The IAEA said it had been informed by the UAE that no injuries were reported and that emergency diesel generators were providing power to Unit 3 of the plant.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed grave concern over the incident and said military activity threatening nuclear safety was unacceptable.

The agency said it was in constant contact with UAE authorities and was ready to provide assistance if needed.

Pressure on Iran’s housing market is pushing a rise in shared living arrangements in small urban apartments, with landlords and tenants increasingly dividing limited space to cope with rising rents and mortgage costs, according to local media.

A report by Peyam-e Ma documents a growing trend in which 40–60 square meter apartments are being split between unrelated occupants as rent levels outpace incomes and turn standard tenancy into negotiated cohabitation.

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Israel began preparing a covert site in Iraq more than a year before using it in operations against Iran, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing regional officials.

The report said the site, hidden in Iraq’s western desert, was used during the 12-day war against Iran in June 2025.

The New York Times also cited two Iraqi security officials as saying that in both the 12-day war and the current one, Washington compelled Iraq to shut down its radars to protect US aircraft.

The Wall Street Journal had previously reported the presence of an Israeli outpost in Iraq. Iraq’s security forces spokesman Lt. Gen. Saad Maan told The New York Times that Baghdad had “no information regarding the locations of any Israeli military bases.”