Iran's IRGC Claims Attack on Amazon's Main Data Hub in Bahrain
- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard attacked Amazon's central data infrastructure in Bahrain with cruise missiles, claiming the strike destroyed the facility.
- The IRGC stated the attack was part of the '24th wave of Operation Nasr 2' in response to American aggression against facilities under construction in Dar Khuyin.
- Amazon Web Services opened the ME-South-1 facility in 2019 as the first data center region in the Middle East, serving financial institutions and government agencies with cloud computing and AI services.
- Oil prices held near one-month highs on Tuesday amid supply fears from Red Sea shipping threats, with Brent crude trading above $90 and West Texas Intermediate holding steady at $82.47.
- Washington continues a 10-day campaign to degrade Iranian capabilities despite mediators proposing a 10-day ceasefire aimed at salvaging an interim deal signed on June 17.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed the attack was in response to U.S. bombing of nuclear and civilian infrastructure
Iran Claims Cruise Missile Strike Amazon Data Infrastructure In Bahrain
Iran's IRGC claimed it struck an Amazon data center in Bahrain, but Bahraini officials said they intercepted the attack. AWS has not confirmed any damage, and AWS dashboards indicate no change in service levels.
Iran claimed to have destroyed Amazon's main data centre in Bahrain and also achieved U.S. military targets in Jordan.
Amazon Bahrain data center reportedly hit in Iran-US strikes.
Iran had issued warnings to several American tech companies during the war. Previously, it claimed to have targeted Amazon's data center. Iran has once again claimed to have attacked Amazon's data center in Bahrain with a missile.
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