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Iran Claims Cruise Missile Strike Destroyed Amazon Data Center in Bahrain
Iranian state media claims IRGC cruise missiles destroyed an Amazon data center in Bahrain in retaliation for alleged US strikes on a nuclear plant. Amazon had reportedly moved operations off the facility since early April. The attack is part of escalating conflict impacting tech infrastructure.
Meridian48 take
The claim is unverified and Amazon likely mitigated damage by relocating operations, but the strike underscores the vulnerability of cloud infrastructure in geopolitical hotspots.
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Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims — attacks launched against AWS site in response to alleged US strikes on an under-construction nuclear plant →
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