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AWS says it can't restore service to Bahrain, UAE facilities 6 months after Iran strikes
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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
AWS is unable to restore service at its data facilities in Bahrain and the UAE six months after they were hit by strikes attributed to Iran, indicating significant ongoing disruption in cloud infrastructure in the Gulf region.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure, and 3 sources have reported it.
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You face prolonged cloud outages in the Gulf from state-linked strikes disrupting AWS. Prepare to shift your workload or seek alternative providers if reliant on Bahrain or UAE data centres now.
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3 sources · 15 Sep 2026
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