Satellite Images Confirm Iran Missile Attacks Damaged Amazon Data Centers in Bahrain
The confirmed damage to two Amazon data centers in Bahrain extends a pattern of Iranian attacks on AWS infrastructure in the Middle East, with operations in the region already described as unpredictable.
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released satellite images via Tasnim News Agency showing two Amazon data centers in Zallaq and Askar, Bahrain, sustained significant damage. Bloomberg's analysis of Sentinel-2 images confirmed damage to both facilities. The IRGC said the sites were targeted because Amazon supports U.S. military operations. Amazon has acknowledged prior drone attacks on its Middle East data centers.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released satellite images through Tasnim News Agency showing two Amazon data centers in Zallaq and Askar, Bahrain, sustained significant damage. The IRGC said the sites were targeted because Amazon supports U.S. military operations.
Bloomberg's analysis of Sentinel-2 images, operated by the European Space Agency, confirmed damage to both facilities. Adam Farra, a senior geopolitical economist at Bloomberg Economics, said the timing and location of the damage are consistent with the images shared through Iran's news agency, though the extent is unknown.
According to ACLED, Iranian forces attacked the Zallaq data center on July 22 and July 24, 2026, and the Askar data center on July 18 and 21. Amazon has acknowledged that AWS data centers in the Middle East were hit by drone attacks, and operations in the region remain unpredictable.
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