Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show
Summary
Satellite images show new damage to Amazon data centers in the Middle East and to Saudi oil facilities. These attacks are part of a growing conflict involving Iran, its allies, and several Gulf countries, with ongoing missile and drone strikes hitting key targets.Key Facts
- Iran and its Houthi allies in Yemen launched missile and drone attacks on Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
- Satellite images from Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 confirm damage to these data centers.
- On July 21, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for new missile strikes on Amazon data centers in Bahrain.
- Amazon Web Services customers in the Middle East have had to move their cloud workloads to other regions due to damage.
- Houthi forces declared a naval blockade targeting Saudi oil exports through the Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- Houthis also attacked Saudi oil refineries and the port of Yanbu, important for shipping oil to Asian markets.
- These attacks threaten Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reroute oil exports away from the Strait of Hormuz, a region disrupted by the conflict between the US and Iran.
- Saudi officials and Saudi Aramco have not publicly commented on possible damage from recent strikes.
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