According to state media, the IRGC said the facility it attacked houses cloud computing infrastructure operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Bahrain's Interior Ministry earlier reported that civil defence teams were working to extinguish a fire at a company facility after what authorities described as an Iranian attack.

Iran-US-Israel War Latest News: Tehran's Threats to Tech Firms

The strike came just days after the IRGC issued warnings against more than a dozen U.S. firms operating in the Gulf region. In a list circulated through Iranian state-linked agencies, the IRGC named 18 major American technology and industrial companies - including Microsoft, Apple, Google and Meta - declaring them "legitimate military targets" if tensions escalated further.

In its statement, the IRGC also advised that "anyone in the buildings of these companies is advised to leave to preserve their lives."

This development broadens the scope of the conflict beyond traditional military targets to include commercial and digital infrastructure serving global clients.

Iran-US-Israel War Latest News: Damage and Impact on Cloud Services by Iran Attack

Multiple international reports - including from the Financial Times - say Amazon's cloud operations in Bahrain suffered damage in the incident, though the company has not officially confirmed the strike. Bahrain did not publicly name the company involved when its interior ministry spoke of the fire, but civil defence authorities dispatched firefighters to the scene.

This is not the first such disruption. Amazon Web Services' Middle East regions, including in the UAE and Bahrain, have already experienced outages from earlier Iranian drones and missile strikes since the Gulf conflict intensified.

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Analysts say the potential logic behind Iran's targeting of cloud infrastructure is linked to its assertions that these facilities support U.S. and allied military operations through data, AI and intelligence networks. However, independent experts note that evidence for such claims is unverified, and physically attacking civilian digital infrastructure raises significant legal and humanitarian concerns.

Disruption of AWS services can have real ripple effects. Many government services, banking systems, apps and websites across the region depend on cloud infrastructure. Interruptions could slow business operations, hamper digital services and erode confidence in regional tech stability.

Iran-US-Israel War Latest News: The Escalating Regional Conflict

The Bahrain incident is part of wider Middle East tensions unfolding between Iran, the United States and Israel. The conflict has already involved missile and drone exchanges, strikes on industrial installations, and disruption to critical infrastructure across the Gulf.

As global powers respond diplomatically and militarily, analysts warn the conflict could increasingly draw in digital and economic targets in addition to conventional military strikes.