GoKawiilIran-war drone strikes leave Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain offline for months
Amazon Web Services facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain remain out of service months after being struck during the recent Iran conflict, according to reports. The prolonged outage is raising questions about the resilience of Gulf infrastructure underpinning the region's AI ambitions.
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Gulf states have poured billions into becoming global AI and cloud-computing hubs, betting on stability to attract hyperscale investment. Extended damage to core AWS infrastructure from a drone strike shows how exposed that strategy is to regional conflict, potentially spooking future foreign investment in data-center capacity there.
- Amazon data centers in UAE and Bahrain remain offline months after Iran war strikes
- The outage highlights physical security risks to Gulf cloud infrastructure
- Gulf states' costly AI ambitions face a real-world resilience test
Source: wsj.com, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “The Gulf’s AI Nightmare Came Courtesy of an Iranian Drone”
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