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IRGC announces attack on Amazon AWS cloud computing center in Bahrain — retaliation for Iran strikes

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it targeted an Amazon cloud computing center in Bahrain in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes on Iran, per IRGC statement on state media. Amazon Web Services (AWS) operates its Bahrain regional data center (me-south-1) in Manama, providing cloud services to governments, military contractors, and businesses across the Middle East. The IRGC targeting of AWS infrastructure represents the first explicit strike on major Western cloud computing facilities during the conflict.

Iran's IRGC announced on April 2 (D34) via state media that it had targeted an Amazon cloud computing center in Bahrain in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Target: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Bahrain region (me-south-1) - Location: Manama area, Kingdom of Bahrain - Significance: AWS Bahrain is a major regional data center serving governments, military contractors, financial institutions, and enterprises across the Middle East - US Fifth Fleet headquarters is also located in Bahrain (already targeted in earlier Iranian strikes) IRGC stated justification: 'Retaliation for attacks on Iran' Strategic significance: 1. First explicit IRGC targeting of Western commercial cloud infrastructure 2. AWS Bahrain services include government and potentially military contracts 3. Targeting cloud infrastructure has cascading effects beyond physical damage: data center disruption affects banking, government systems, supply chains across the region 4. Demonstrates IRGC willingness to target economic/tech infrastructure alongside military targets Note: Physical damage and outage status not yet confirmed. Source: Times of Israel April 2 live blog (IRGC statement via state media, 16:15 UTC).
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Actor responses

IRGCOPPOSINGMILITARY

IRGC (state media): 'We targeted an Amazon cloud computing center in Bahrain in retaliation for attacks on Iran.' First explicit IRGC claim of targeting Western commercial cloud infrastructure during the conflict.

United StatesNEUTRALMILITARY

AWS Bahrain (me-south-1) is a major commercial data center serving Middle East governments and businesses. US has not immediately commented on the IRGC claim. Physical damage and outage status unconfirmed.

Sources

T1Times of Israel April 2 live blog — IRGC: attacked Amazon cloud computing center in Bahrain9% reliability