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2026-07-22·AMZN·data center attack
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On July 21, 2026, Iranian cruise missiles struck and destroyed an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Bahrain,...

On July 21, 2026, Iranian cruise missiles struck and destroyed an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Bahrain, according to state media and confirmed by tech outlets.

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On July 21, 2026, Iranian cruise missiles struck and destroyed an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Bahrain, according to state media and confirmed by tech outlets. Tom's Hardware reported that the IRGC launched attacks against the AWS facility, claiming it was destroyed in response to US strikes on an Iranian nuclear plant. The Register separately confirmed the strike, noting this is not the first attack on AWS Middle East regional data centers; previous drone and missile hits had already put the facility in "hard down" status. Amazon has moved customers to unaffected sites, ensuring service continuity, but the destruction represents a significant physical loss and underscores heightened geopolitical risk to cloud infrastructure in the region. The attack follows the collapse of a US-Iran ceasefire and has direct implications for hyperscaler operations in the Middle East. AWS had previously reported the ME-SOUTH-1 region as unavailable. This event may lead to increased capex for rebuilding, insurance costs, and potential reputational damage, while also highlighting vulnerabilities that could affect investor sentiment and future data center placement decisions.

What the sources said:

  • Tom's Hardware: "Iranian cruise missiles struck and destroyed Amazon’s Bahrain data center... the IRGC launched attacks against the AWS facility and ‘destroyed it’ in response to the U.S.’s bombing of a nuclear plant." [Source]
  • The Register: "Iran says it's struck offline AWS facility in Bahrain ... again" and details that the region has been unavailable since earlier attacks. [Source]
  • Tom's Hardware also noted that the company long moved customers to unaffected sites, ensuring service continuity, but the ongoing conflict poses grave danger to US infrastructure in the region.

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