Amazon Confirms Drone Strikes Hit Data Centers in the Gulf

An Amazon office in Ireland in October 2025 (Reuters)
An Amazon office in Ireland in October 2025 (Reuters)
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Amazon Confirms Drone Strikes Hit Data Centers in the Gulf

An Amazon office in Ireland in October 2025 (Reuters)
An Amazon office in Ireland in October 2025 (Reuters)

Amazon said Monday that two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates were hit by drones, while a drone strike near one of its facilities in Bahrain “caused physical impacts to our infrastructure.”

The tech giant said on its website that the strikes have caused structural damage and gotten in the way of power getting to infrastructure.

“We are working to restore full service availability as quickly as possible, though we expect recovery to be prolonged given the nature of the physical damage involved,” Amazon said.

Iran has hit many countries in the Mideast in retaliation for the US and Israeli strikes.