Iran's IRGC claims strike on AWS data center in Bahrain

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck an AWS data center in Bahrain, describing it as retaliation for an alleged US attack on the Darkhuin nuclear plant. The claim has not been independently verified.

Why it matters: Cloud infrastructure underpins AI compute, and Gulf-region data centers are increasingly caught up in state-level conflict given ongoing US-Iran tensions. A verified physical attack on AI-adjacent cloud infrastructure would raise the stakes for how providers and customers assess geopolitical risk in the region.