Iranian State-Linked Agency Alleges Deliberate Drone Strikes on AWS Data Centers An Iranian news outlet affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that drone strikes on three Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers were intentional. The attacks, which occurred on March 1, targeted two facilities in the United Arab Emirates and a third site in Bahrain, where the strikes caused damage to the facility. The incidents disrupted AWS’s ME-CENTRAL-1 and ME-SOUTH-1 cloud regions, with full service restoration expected to take significant time due to the extent of the damage. The Bahrain-based data center, described as the largest U.S. facility in the region, also houses AWS’s Middle Eastern satellite ground station, which was reportedly affected by the strikes. The Iranian agency, Fars, stated that the operations “have dealt a serious blow to the enemy’s technological and information infrastructure,” citing power outages, fires, and structural damage as consequences. The attacks have raised concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the region. AWS, which serves the U.S. Department of Defense, military contractors, and civilian businesses, has not officially commented on the allegations. However, the strikes have prompted the U.S. and Israel to target two Iranian data centers, though it remains unclear whether the actions were retaliatory or part of a broader strategy to dismantle critical infrastructure. The conflict between the U.S. and Iran escalated on February 28, when coordinated joint attacks by the two nations began targeting cities and sites across Iran. In response, Iranian retaliatory strikes have hit Gulf states and beyond, raising fears of a broader regional escalation.#united_arab_emirates #bahrain #iranian_revolutionary_guard_corps #amazon_web_services #aws_me_central_1
