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Iran Missiles Hit Amazon Data Center in Bahrain

7/21/2026

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Iran Strikes Amazon

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck Amazon's central data infrastructure in Bahrain with cruise missiles on July 21, 2026.
US carried out its ninth consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran, targeting command centers, air-defence and missile sites, Central Command said.
Bahrain reported its air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles on July 21.
Iran launched missiles and drones at U.S.-aligned sites in Kuwait and Jordan on July 21.

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Iran Hits Amazon

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it hit Amazon’s data center in Bahrain with cruise missiles on July 21, 2026.
The United Nations condemned the attacks on civilian infrastructure as unacceptable.
The strike raised concerns that losing Amazon’s cloud could disrupt online services for users.
A desalination plant in Jask was destroyed, leaving 20 villages without water.
President Donald Trump warned he could target Iran’s power stations and bridges in further strikes.

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The United Nations said attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran are unacceptable.
A desalination plant in Jask was destroyed, leaving 20 villages without drinking water.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

April 1988 U.S. under President George H. W. Bush launched Operation Praying Mantis, destroying eleven Iranian oil platforms, sinking two warships and crippling offshore oil output. ICJ later deemed it unlawful, yet it helped force Iran’s July 1988 cease-fire ending the Iran-Iraq war. July 21 2026 IRGC missile strike on Amazon’s Bahrain data centre and a Jask desalination plant, condemned by UN, revives pattern of attacks prompting U.S. retaliation, threatened by Trump.

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Iran Strikes Amazon

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck Amazon's central data infrastructure in Bahrain with cruise missiles on July 21, 2026.
US carried out its ninth consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran, targeting command centers, air-defence and missile sites, Central Command said.
Bahrain reported its air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles on July 21.
Iran launched missiles and drones at U.S.-aligned sites in Kuwait and Jordan on July 21.

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