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AWS Data Loss After Iranian Strikes Confirmed
18 Sep
Summary
- AWS confirmed permanent data loss in Bahrain and UAE data centers.
- Iranian drone strikes in March and April caused catastrophic damage.
- The company is still working to restore services in affected regions.
Half a year after Iranian drone strikes devastated multiple Amazon Web Services data centers, the company has acknowledged the permanent loss of some customer data. Resources and data hosted in certain data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are irretrievably gone. These strikes, which began on March 1, 2026, inflicted catastrophic damage, exceeding the designed resilience of AWS's regional and multi-AZ services.
Customer data was confirmed lost in one of three availability zones in the UAE, while all three availability zones in Bahrain were affected. A second strike in April and a missile strike on July 24, 2026, further impacted the Bahrain region. AWS has spent the past six months attempting to restore operations, urging customers to migrate workloads and use remote backups, and has previously issued $150 million in customer credits.
The conflict has since escalated into a broader regional crisis. AWS has committed to supporting customers in Bahrain long-term, with further updates expected in early 2027. The global energy crisis has intensified due to shipping disruptions, though interest in renewable energy has surged.
