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Iran state media says strikes on AWS data centers were deliberate, due to its support for US


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  • Iran says drone strikes on Bahrain and UAE AWS facilities were intentional
  • Amazon only noted "sparks and fire" caused by "objects"
  • Iran says "structural damage" was also inflicted

Iran's Fars News Agency has claimed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Crops (IRGC) deliberately targeted Amazon data centers in drone strikes, alleging the facilities supported US military and intelligence operations.

Two facilities in the UAE were reportedly affected earlier this week, with another Bahrain facility damaged by a nearby drone strike, bringing down parts of Amazon's cloud services in the region.

Amazon only stated "objects" struck its UAE data center, causing "sparks and fire," but the company did not directly link the incident to the ongoing conflict in the region.

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