Iranian military issue statement after hitting major Amazon data center with missiles
Two Amazon data centers have been caught in the crossfire amid the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, with the former's military issuing a partial statement in response to the missile strike.
While relations between America and Iran haven't been solid for a number of decades at this option, the activation of Operation Epic Fury by U.S. President Donald Trump plunged the two nations into an active war.
The pair continue in their struggle to reach a peace and ceasefire agreement with air strikes from both sides on associated locations and infrastructure, yet it appears as if U.S. tech companies are now also in the sights of Iran as it looks to ramp up pressure.
As reported by Futurism, an attack recently took place on two Amazon data centers located in Iran, with confirmation received from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-2 satellites.
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It's unclear to what extent the volley of missiles actually damaged the two data centers, especially as Amazon has refused to comment following the attack, yet it is certainly an indication of the lengths that Iran is willing to reach in order to strike back against American forces.
Tasnim, an Iranian state media outlet, published a partial statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the group proclaiming: "IRGC Aerospace warriors... in response to the aggression and assault... by the child-killing American army on the under-construction and civilian facilities of DarKhoveyn, attacked and destroyed the central data infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain with several cruise missiles."
It's certainly not the first time that infrastructure like this has become the target of the IRGC, as three separate yet similar strikes have occurred since the U.S. began military action back in February.
What it does indicate, however, is that Iran is willing to continue aggression against tech giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others, perhaps in response to their close association with the Trump administration and the growing influence they have both on American and wider global politics.
This not only asserts military damage to the U.S. – especially as some tech companies are providing the army with AI tools to assist its warmongering efforts – but also economic destruction as data centers have proven to be incredibly costly from an infrastructure and service perspective.
It's unclear if or how the Trump administration will respond to these attacks, but people might have to brace for further disruption in the way of the Strait of Hormuz, which could once again threaten catastrophe across the globe if passage is blocked for an extended period of time.