Offices of major US technology giants Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM, Oracle and Palantir in Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other locations across West Asia were on alert after Iran issued a new list of potential targets, further escalating concerns over the widening scope of the regional conflict, CNN reported.
The list, published by the state‑affiliated Tasnim news agency under the title 'Iran's new targets', identifies offices and infrastructure tied to major US technology companies across the Middle East.
According to Tasnim, Iran's definition of 'legitimate targets' is expanding as the conflict evolves into an 'infrastructure war,' which showed a shift toward striking commercial technology hubs that support regional digital and military ecosystems.
The news agency reported a series of attacks by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on cloud and data facilities associated with US tech giants.
Over the past week, Iranian drones reportedly struck an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Bahrain and targeted two additional AWS facilities in the United Arab Emirates, causing fires, service outages and emergency shutdowns. Iranian state media said the strikes were intended to expose the alleged role of these centers in supporting US and Israeli military operations, reported CNN.
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Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic.
Iran's joint military command announced it would start targeting banks and financial institutions in the Middle East, a threat that would put at risk particularly Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, which is home to many international financial institutions, as well as Saudi Arabia and the island kingdom of Bahrain.
Iran has effectively stopped cargo traffic in the narrow strait through which about a fifth of all oil is shipped from the Persian Gulf toward the Indian Ocean. It has also targeted oil fields and refineries in Gulf Arab nations, aiming at generating enough global economic pain to pressure the United States and Israel to end their strikes.
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