President Trump warns “the clock is ticking” on Iran as tensions escalate after a drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant and renewed strain over the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran remained far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump expressing renewed frustration with Tehran as a selloff in global bonds heightened concern about the conflict’s economic fallout.

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant, sparking a fire on its perimeter

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant, sparking a fire on its perimeter, as the U.S. and Iran signaled they are prepared to return to war.

A drone strike on a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates sparked a fire at the facility Sunday, defense officials said.

The United Arab Emirates is investigating the source of a drone strike which triggered a fire near a nuclear power station, officials have said. The country's defence ministry said three drones had entered the UAE from the "western border direction" on Sunday.

A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There were no reports of injuries or radiological release, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the Iran ceasefire remains tenuous.

The U.A.E. didn’t say who launched the drone but said the strike caused a fire at an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant about 17