United Arab Emirates

location

Last mentioned: 4d ago

Timeline

  1. Customer Migration Advisory

    AWS advises Middle East customers to move traffic to other global regions.

  2. Recovery Progress

    AWS reports recovery efforts in UAE are making progress by late Tuesday evening.

  3. Drone Strikes Occur

    Iranian drones strike two AWS facilities in UAE and damage one in Bahrain.

  4. AWS Dashboard Update

    AWS confirms structural damage and power disruptions on its online health dashboard.

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Iranian Drone Strikes on AWS Middle East Facilities Signal New Cloud Risk

Iranian drone strikes have damaged three Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, marking a significant escalation in physical threats to cloud infrastructure. While service disruptions remained localized due to AWS's distributed architecture, the event underscores the growing geopolitical risks facing hyperscalers as they expand into volatile regions.

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