Iran Strikes AWS Data Center in Bahrain, Disrupting Services
Following drone activity, Amazon Web Services’ Bahrain data center has experienced its second disruption since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, raising concerns about the physical security of critical digital infrastructure. The strikes caused structural damage, power disruptions, and triggered fire suppression systems, leading to prolonged recovery efforts and prompting AWS to advise customers to activate disaster recovery plans. This incident mirrors a previous severe outage in the UAE region earlier in March, which Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for, stating the data centers supported U.S. military and intelligence networks.
John Q. Hosedrinker