{"rewrite":{"id":"r_384deed95da186a17af640af","clusterId":"c_971edd3443d605c22a8423b2","slug":"satellite-images-confirm-iran-missile-attacks-damaged-amazon-data-centers-in-bahrain","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Satellite Images Confirm Iran Missile Attacks Damaged Amazon Data Centers in Bahrain","summary":"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released satellite images via Tasnim News Agency showing two Amazon data centers in Zallaq and Askar, Bahrain, sustained significant damage. Bloomberg's analysis of Sentinel-2 images confirmed damage to both facilities. The IRGC said the sites were targeted because Amazon supports U.S. military operations. Amazon has acknowledged prior drone attacks on its Middle East data centers.","whyItMatters":"The confirmed damage to two Amazon data centers in Bahrain extends a pattern of Iranian attacks on AWS infrastructure in the Middle East, with operations in the region already described as unpredictable.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released satellite images through Tasnim News Agency showing two Amazon data centers in Zallaq and Askar, Bahrain, sustained significant damage. The IRGC said the sites were targeted because Amazon supports U.S. military operations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBloomberg\u0026#39;s analysis of Sentinel-2 images, operated by the European Space Agency, confirmed damage to both facilities. Adam Farra, a senior geopolitical economist at Bloomberg Economics, said the timing and location of the damage are consistent with the images shared through Iran\u0026#39;s news agency, though the extent is unknown.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to ACLED, Iranian forces attacked the Zallaq data center on July 22 and July 24, 2026, and the Askar data center on July 18 and 21. Amazon has acknowledged that AWS data centers in the Middle East were hit by drone attacks, and operations in the region remain unpredictable.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Satellite images confirm Iran missile attacks damaged two Amazon data centers in Bahrain. IRGC says Amazon supports U.S. military operations. AWS Middle East ops remain unpredictable.","twitterPost":"Satellite images confirm Iran missile attacks damaged two Amazon data centers in Bahrain. IRGC says Amazon supports U.S. military operations. AWS Middle East ops remain unpredictable.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Iran's IRGC released satellite images showing two Amazon data centers in Bahrain damaged by missile attacks. Bloomberg's analysis of Sentinel-2 imagery confirmed the damage. The attacks follow a series of strikes on AWS infrastructure in the Middle East.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260729-amazon-data-centers-hit-iran-strikes/\",\"title\":\"Satellite Images Reveal Amazon Data Centers in Bahrain Hit by Missile Attacks from Iran Again\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4547,"outputTokens":557,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786255071,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T05:47:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-09T05:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T05:47:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_971edd3443d605c22a8423b2","canonicalTitle":"Amazonのデータセンターが再びイランからミサイル攻撃を受けたことが衛星画像で発覚","representativeArticleId":"a_817b3336b549d317e7d0ab98","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-29T05:02:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-29T05:02:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T05:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260729-amazon-data-centers-hit-iran-strikes/","title":"Amazonのデータセンターが再びイランからミサイル攻撃を受けたことが衛星画像で発覚"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}