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Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare

  • Written by Dennis Murphy, Ph.D. Student of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageSmoke rises in Abu Dhabi on March 1, 2026, after Iranian drone strikes around the city, including on data centers.Ryan Lim/AFP via Getty Images

Before dawn on March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates. A third commercial data center in Bahrain was hit, though it is less clear...

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