Iran strikes destroy Amazon data center in Bahrain
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched cruise missiles that destroyed an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Bahrain, according to Iranian state media. The attack was retaliation for U.S. strikes on an Iranian nuclear plant under construction in Darkhovin. The facility had been previously hit in March, leading to a prolonged outage.
The Attack
Iranian state media reported that the IRGC launched cruise missiles against the AWS facility in Bahrain and "destroyed it." The strike was in response to U.S. bombing of a nuclear plant under construction in Darkhovin, Iran, near the Iraqi border. U.S. Central Command said it also targeted IRGC forces that attacked U.S. service members in Jordan on July 17.
Previous Damage
This is not the first attack on AWS data centers in the region. In late March, Iran used drones and missiles to hit several AWS Middle East regional data centers, forcing Amazon to put them in "hard down" status. The Middle East (Bahrain) Region (ME-SOUTH-1) remains unavailable, according to the AWS Health Dashboard.
Service Continuity
Despite the strikes, Amazon has moved customers to unaffected sites, ensuring service continuity. It is unclear if the company has begun repairs on the Bahrain facility. The U.S.-Iran ceasefire, agreed on June 17, collapsed after Iran allegedly attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on July 7.
What's Next
The IRGC has directly threatened other American tech companies, including Microsoft, Apple, Google, and OpenAI's Stargate data center in Dubai. It remains unclear whether Amazon will restore services in Bahrain or relocate them permanently.
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Iran strikes destroy Amazon data center in Bahrain
