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- Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it launched a cruise missile attack on Amazon's large data centre infrastructure in Bahrain, saying it was retaliation for a recent U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear-related sites in the Darkhovin area.
- The IRGC also claims it targeted American air defence systems and radars in Bahrain's Muharraq and Rifa areas, as well as other U.S.-linked sites in Jordan and Kuwait.
- Bahrain is an important AWS location, hosting the company's Middle East region, so damage to the facility could affect many online services that rely on its cloud.
- However, no independent agency has verified the claim, and Amazon, Bahrain and the U.S. had issued no official statements at the time of the report.
What to watch next
- Independent verification of the claimed missile strike and extent of damage to the data centre
- Official statements from Amazon, Bahrain or U.S. authorities
- Any confirmed disruption to AWS cloud services used by companies in the region
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