Amazon says drones hit 3 of its Middle East data centers amid Iran conflict

March 3, 2026

TL;DR

Three Amazon data centers in the Middle East were struck by drones.
Two AWS facilities in the UAE and one in Bahrain were affected.
Strikes caused structural damage, disrupted power, and led to water damage from fire suppression.
Operations are significantly impaired, with customers experiencing elevated error rates and degraded availability.
Amazon is working on service restoration and repairs, advising data backup and workload migration.
Amazon shares declined 1.6% in early trading.

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