U.N. Secretary-General Guterres Issues Statement on Attack Near Barakah Nuclear Power Plant
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
NEW YORK, May 18 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the following statement on the attack near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates:
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I am deeply alarmed by reports that drone strikes set fire to an electrical generator within the perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 17.
I have consistently warned against any further escalation of the conflict in the Mid . . .
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I am deeply alarmed by reports that drone strikes set fire to an electrical generator within the perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 17.
I have consistently warned against any further escalation of the conflict in the Mid . . .
