Iran’s IRGC claimed it struck an Amazon Web Services data centre in Bahrain and an Oracle facility in Dubai on Thursday, framing the attacks as retaliation for US-Israeli strikes on Iranian industry.
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry confirmed a fire at a company facility following what it described as an Iranian attack. Dubai’s government categorically denied the Oracle claim, calling it “fake news.”
Amazon confirmed its Bahrain facility would be offline for weeks.
The strikes mark an escalation of Iran’s strategy of targeting Western commercial digital infrastructure, following drone strikes on Amazon data centres in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain in early March.
The IRGC had warned 18 major US tech firms – including Microsoft, Apple, Google, Nvidia and JP Morgan — to evacuate Gulf facilities.
EU Finalises 90 Billion Euro Ukraine Loan In Cyprus
European Union leaders are finalising the ninety billion euro loan to Ukraine at the Cyprus summit today, alongside the formal adoption of the twentieth sanctions
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