Press Statement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq expresses its strong condemnation of the attack carried out against the sisterly United Arab Emirates using a drone, which resulted in a fire breaking out in an electrical generator outside the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region.

MOFA reaffirms the Republic of Iraq’s solidarity with the sisterly United Arab Emirates and its support for safeguarding its sovereignty and stability.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq
18 May 2026