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A cloud facility in Bahrain belonging to US tech firm Amazon was damaged as a result of an Iranian missile strike, an informed source told the Financial Times (FT) on 1 April.
The Bahraini Interior Ministry had made a statement that day that civil defense teams were “extinguishing a fire in a facility of a company as a result of the Iranian aggression,” without providing any details on the company or the strike.
Amazon declined to comment on the matter to FT.
The strike reportedly hit the Batelco headquarters in Hamala, Bahrain, which houses Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. AWS was launched in Bahrain in 2019.
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Amazon had said on 2 March that two of its data centers in the UAE and one in Bahrain sustained impacts from drone attacks.
The strike came days after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) listed several major US tech firms as potential military targets.
The IRGC statement said these firms play a central role in designing and tracking assassination targets, and declared that institutions involved in such operations will be considered “legitimate targets.”
The IRGC advised employees of these institutions to immediately leave their workplaces to save their lives, and urged residents living within a 1-kilometer radius of these companies in countries across the region to move to safe locations.
The companies named in the announcement include Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir, Nvidia, J.P. Morgan, Tesla, General Electric, Spire Solutions, G42, and Boeing.
Over the past few years, major tech firms have become central to US and Israeli military operations.
Particularly during the Gaza genocide, advanced AI programs were employed by Tel Aviv to generate assassination targets.
During the 12-day US-Israeli war on Iran in June last year, Tehran targeted tech facilities in Israel.
“Companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google provide the infrastructure enabling governments and militaries to store, analyze, and deploy critical data. Their cloud platforms underpin intelligence assessments, battlefield logistics, and command-and-control coordination across multiple theaters,” Jamal Meselmani wrote for The Cradle in March, explaining why major tech firms have become targets in the ongoing war.
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The Bahraini Interior Ministry had made a statement that day that civil defense teams were “extinguishing a fire in a facility of a company as a result of the Iranian aggression,” without providing any details on the company or the strike.
Amazon declined to comment on the matter to FT.
The strike reportedly hit the Batelco headquarters in Hamala, Bahrain, which houses Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. AWS was launched in Bahrain in 2019.
...
Amazon had said on 2 March that two of its data centers in the UAE and one in Bahrain sustained impacts from drone attacks.
The strike came days after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) listed several major US tech firms as potential military targets.
The IRGC statement said these firms play a central role in designing and tracking assassination targets, and declared that institutions involved in such operations will be considered “legitimate targets.”
The IRGC advised employees of these institutions to immediately leave their workplaces to save their lives, and urged residents living within a 1-kilometer radius of these companies in countries across the region to move to safe locations.
The companies named in the announcement include Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir, Nvidia, J.P. Morgan, Tesla, General Electric, Spire Solutions, G42, and Boeing.
Over the past few years, major tech firms have become central to US and Israeli military operations.
Particularly during the Gaza genocide, advanced AI programs were employed by Tel Aviv to generate assassination targets.
During the 12-day US-Israeli war on Iran in June last year, Tehran targeted tech facilities in Israel.
“Companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google provide the infrastructure enabling governments and militaries to store, analyze, and deploy critical data. Their cloud platforms underpin intelligence assessments, battlefield logistics, and command-and-control coordination across multiple theaters,” Jamal Meselmani wrote for The Cradle in March, explaining why major tech firms have become targets in the ongoing war.
IRGC hits Amazon cloud facility in Bahrain
Iran’s forces have warned that major tech firms have become ‘legitimate targets’ for their role in aiding US-Israeli military operations
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