AWS tells clients to abandon Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Both affected data centers became targets for the Islamic Republic of Iran after the United States and Israel launched strikes on that country in February of this year. Months later, the Bahraini data center was struck by cruise missiles, and Iranian state media claimed it had been "destroyed."The move is bad news for the United Arab Emirates.
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- ▪Both affected data centers became targets for the Islamic Republic of Iran after the United States and Israel launched strikes on that country in February of this year.
- ▪Months later, the Bahraini data center was struck by cruise missiles, and Iranian state media claimed it had been "destroyed."The move is bad news for the United Arab Emirates.
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Tech Industry Data Centers AWS tells clients to abandon Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers News By Oliver Haslam Published 16 September 2026 Repairs are underway, but Amazon hasn't said when customers can expect them to be completed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter More than six months after Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain were attacked by drones, the company has now…
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