An Iranian news agency aligned with the country's government has claimed that drone strikes targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in the Middle East were deliberate and strategic In a post on the social media platform Telegram, the Fars News Agency stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted the operations against facilities in Bahrain and Dubai
The stated purpose of the alleged attacks was "to identify the role of these centers in supporting the enemy's military and intelligence activities" The post went on to claim the operations, which it also said targeted Microsoft, dealt a "serious blow to the enemy's technological and information infrastructure"
These claims have not been independently verified. Neither Amazon Web Services nor Microsoft has issued a public statement confirming any attacks, damage, or service disruptions at their regional data centres. The claims emerge amid a wider escalating conflict and are being interpreted as part of an information war, where uncorroborated assertions can be used for strategic messaging. The report from Fars News Agency was translated from Farsi by The Register news outlet
Yasir Rai
