Nuclear Safety & Regional Environment: Bahrain and the UAE led a joint condemnation by 78 countries plus the EU after a May 17 drone attack targeted electrical infrastructure outside the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s inner perimeter, warning of possible transboundary radiological, environmental, and public-health risks. Maritime Pressure & Pollution Risk: Reports say the Strait of Hormuz saw near-zero AIS-visible commercial traffic amid intensified small-craft activity, while “dark” shipping continued—an enforcement-and-evasion mix that can raise spill and air-quality risks for island states in the region. Public Health & Mosquito-Borne Disease: The CDC expanded its active chikungunya travel notices, adding Mauritius as the fourth simultaneous outbreak alert in the Indian Ocean and beyond—raising concern for Comoros as Aedes mosquitoes thrive in tropical conditions. Chemicals Trade & Safer Coasts: Seychelles ran a GEF/UNDP-backed training workshop to strengthen how countries identify and manage hazardous chemicals in trade, with the ISLANDS project also implemented in Comoros—directly supporting safer waterways and ecosystems. Energy Prices & Climate-Linked Stress: Analysis flags how Hormuz disruptions can push up fuel and then food prices, fueling protests and instability—an indirect but real environmental pressure on Comoros through higher costs and stressed livelihoods.