AWS says it can't restore service to Bahrain, UAE facilities 6 months after Iran strikes
In March, two Amazon data centers in the UAE were struck by drones, while a site was also damaged by a nearby drone hit.
TL;DR
- AWS cannot restore access to cloud-computing facilities in Bahrain and parts of the UAE damaged by drone strikes six months ago.
- The damage in Bahrain exceeded AWS's designed resilience, making resource and data recovery impossible.
- AWS is working to restore two of three affected UAE zones, with one zone also deemed unrecoverable.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for the strikes, targeting the Bahrain facility due to Amazon's support of the U.S. military.
- The attacks have prompted the UAE to consider revising its massive 'Stargate' data center project with enhanced security measures.
- AWS expects to provide further updates on the UAE situation in the coming months and for Bahrain users in early 2027.