Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it carries out cruise missile strikes that destroy Amazon’s “central data infrastructure” in Bahrain. Multiple outlets report the claim is made in an IRGC statement carried by Iran’s state news agency IRNA. The IRGC also says the attacks hit U.S. air defence systems in Bahrain. While several reports focus on the IRGC’s assertion that Amazon’s infrastructure is damaged or destroyed, they also note that there has been no confirmed response from Bahraini authorities, the United States, or Amazon in the accounts provided.
Separate reporting cites newly released satellite imagery indicating damage to two Amazon Web Services data centres in Bahrain, which is presented as supporting Iran’s earlier claim that missiles struck the sites earlier in July. Other coverage frames Iran’s rationale as retaliation for recent U.S. actions against Iranian targets, though details of those alleged U.S. strikes are not independently established in the provided summaries.
Overall, the story centres on competing claims: Iran and imagery sources alleging missile damage to Amazon facilities, and the lack of public confirmation from the companies and governments directly involved.
