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- On March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones attacked two Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the United Arab Emirates, marking the first deliberate targeting of commercial data centers in wartime.
- The strikes disrupted local banking and underscored data centers' importance for national security and economic stability.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said attacks targeted infrastructure supporting U.S. military activities, a view experts say does not signal a fundamental shift.
