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Barakah nuclear power plant · Nabatieh Governorate · Strait of Hormuz
17 May 2026
3 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
17 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least five people, and the state news agency reported three more killed in Jouaiya; the ministry put the toll since 2 March at 2,988 killed and 9,210 injured. [1] Abu Dhabi authorities said a drone hit an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah nuclear power plant, starting a fire with no injuries, and the UAE nuclear regulator said no radioactive material was released. [1] The US military said its blockade of Iranian ports had redirected 78 commercial ships and disabled four vessels. [1] Trump wrote that Iran had better get moving fast or there would not be anything left of them.
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President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Iran "better get moving, FAST" or "there won't be anything left of them", and that the clock was ticking for a deal. The old tracker placed this on 18 May.
Government of the United States
17 May · to a foreign audience
Reported by Al Jazeera
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Power plant · the UAE
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Wikidata Q2884926
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Said: 1 statement, not counted as events
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Government of the United States: President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Iran "better get moving, FAST" or "there won't be anything left of them", and that the clock was ticking for a deal. The old tracker placed this on 18 May.