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Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare

  • Written by Dennis Murphy, Ph.D. Student of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfareSmoke rises in Abu Dhabi on March 1, 2026, after Iranian drone strikes around the city, including on data centers.Ryan Lim/AFP via Getty Images

Before dawn on March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates. A third commercial data center in Bahrain was hit, though it is less clear...

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