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Iran threatens Nvidia, Apple and other tech giants with attacks
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned a number of tech companies with Middle East operations that they'll be considered "legitimate targets."
TL;DR
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened 18 U.S. tech companies operating in the Middle East, including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Google.
- These companies are designated as "legitimate targets" in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
- The Guard stated that attacks would commence on April 1st, urging employees to evacuate their workplaces for safety.
- Tech assets are increasingly viewed as integral to conflicts, with potential future crises targeting data centers and cloud platforms.
- Iranian forces previously struck AWS data centers in the Middle East, causing outages.
- U.S. tech firms are investing heavily in the Middle East for AI infrastructure due to cheap energy and available land.
- The threats follow U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28th, which led to retaliatory attacks across the region.