Iran says it has struck Oracle data center in Dubai, Amazon data center in Bahrain — country has threatened to attack Nvidia, Intel, and others, too
Publish Date: 2026-04-03 06:26:00
Source Domain: www.tomshardware.com
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly attacked a data center linked to Oracle in Dubai and an Amazon facility in Bahrain as part of its war against U.S. and U.S. tech companies.
- Dubai’s government and Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior have both denied and confirmed, respectively, claims of the attacks.
- The IRGC accused Oracle and others of facilitating U.S. and Israeli military activities due to their contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and ties to Israel.
- Iran’s targeting of AI data centers could cause significant financial damage, potentially affecting the hardware and infrastructure extensively.
- Authorities in the Middle East claim successful interception of Iranian attacks, but investigations suggest that not all attacks are intercepted and official damage reports may understate the actual impacts.
