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AWS Reports Middle East Cloud Damage Following Iran Conflict
Amazon Web Services runs computer facilities that other companies use to store data and operate services.
AWS said some of its facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates were damaged during fighting involving Iran.
Some customers can no longer access data stored only in the damaged locations.
AWS said the Bahrain damage affected several backup areas at once.
In the UAE, one specific Availability Zone remains inaccessible.
Many customers moved their work to other regions or used backups.
AWS is replacing some infrastructure in the UAE and is still studying recovery in Bahrain.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it destroyed AWS infrastructure in Bahrain, but Amazon and authorities did not confirm that claim.
AWS said facilities in Bahrain and the UAE were damaged during the conflict with Iran.
The company said it cannot restore access to some affected facilities and data.
Damage in Bahrain affected multiple Availability Zones and exceeded regional design capacity.
In the UAE, resources hosted exclusively in Availability Zone mec1-az2 cannot currently be restored.
Most affected customers reportedly resumed operations by moving workloads or restoring backups elsewhere.
- Who
- Amazon Web Services and customers using its facilities; the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also claimed responsibility for an attack.
- What
- Cloud infrastructure in Bahrain and the UAE was damaged, leaving some facilities and data inaccessible.
- Where
- AWS facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
- When
- The disruption began in March; a second Bahrain outage occurred in April, and AWS issued a further update on Tuesday.
- Why
- The damage occurred during a conflict involving US and Israeli attacks on Iran, followed by Iranian missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf states hosting US military bases.
AWS and Officially Confirmed Information
Iranian Military Claim
Cause of the Bahrain damage
AWS and Officially Confirmed Information
AWS confirmed physical damage and service disruption but did not attribute the damage to a specific attack in the update described.
Iranian Military Claim
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it attacked and destroyed AWS's central data infrastructure in Bahrain with cruise missiles.
Confirmation of the attack
AWS and Officially Confirmed Information
Amazon, Bahrain, and the United States did not confirm the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claim.
Iranian Military Claim
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps presented the attack as an operation it had carried out.
Key facts
- Affected countries
- Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
- Bahrain impact
- Damage affected multiple Availability Zones and later led the Bahrain region to go offline.
- UAE impact
- AWS cannot restore access to resources and data hosted exclusively in Availability Zone mec1-az2.
- Customer response
- Most affected customers moved workloads to other regions or restored backups.
- UAE recovery
- AWS is reportedly replacing affected infrastructure and plans to provide an update in the coming months.
- Bahrain update
- AWS said it will share more information in early 2027.
- Responsibility claim
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed in July that it attacked AWS infrastructure in Bahrain, but the claim was not confirmed by Amazon or authorities.
Quotes
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Cloud infrastructure provider reporting on damage to its Middle Eastern facilities
“The damage to our infrastructure spanned multiple Availability Zones and exceeded what our regional and multi-Availability Zone services are designed to withstand.”
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