伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）于7月21日声称使用巡航导弹摧毁了亚马逊网络服务（AWS）在巴林的数据中心[1]。IRGC将此举定性为对美国两天前军事行动的报复——美国于7月19日轰炸了位于伊朗胡齐斯坦省的Darkhovin核电站，该电站装机容量为360兆瓦，距阿瓦士南部约70公里[1]。
这次袭击被纳入IRGC的"Nasr-2行动"第24波，并标志着针对商业云基础设施首次使用巡航导弹[1]。自3月以来，这已是IRGC第三次对AWS巴林设施的军事行动——前两次分别于3月1日和4月进行，当时分别使用了无人机和导弹[1]。3月的袭击曾导致AWS ME-SOUTH-1服务中断超过24小时，影响范围包括阿布扎比商业银行和阿联酋国家银行等机构[1]。
IRGC在2026年3月31日正式宣布包括亚马逊、微软、谷歌、苹果、Meta、甲骨文、英特尔、惠普和IBM在内的18家美国科技公司为"合法军事目标"[1]。根据战略与国际问题研究中心（CSIS）在2026年3月的评估，伊朗扩展的目标清单包含29个科技设施，分别位于巴林、以色列、卡塔尔和阿联酋[1]。亚马逊和美国中央司令部尚未确认这一声明[1]。
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared on July 21 that it had destroyed an Amazon Web Services data center in Bahrain using cruise missiles, characterizing the strike as retaliation for a U.S. attack two days earlier. [1] The IRGC stated the action was in response to American bombing of Iran's Darkhovin nuclear power station on July 19. [1] Darkhovin, a 360-megawatt facility located on the Karun River in Khuzestan Province approximately 70 kilometers south of Ahvaz, was the stated target of the preceding U.S. operation. [1]
The claimed assault marked the third IRGC operation against the Bahrain facility since March 2026, and represented the first use of cruise missiles against commercial cloud infrastructure by the Iranian military. [1] It was designated as part of the 24th wave of "Operation Nasr-2." [1] Prior strikes included a drone attack on March 1 and a missile attack in April. [1]
The March 1 drone operation resulted in service disruptions exceeding 24 hours for AWS ME-SOUTH-1, affecting institutions including Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and the National Bank of the UAE. [1] The IRGC had formally designated 18 American technology companies as "legitimate military targets" on March 31, 2026, including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Meta, Oracle, Intel, HP, and IBM. [1]
According to assessments by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in March 2026, Iran's expanded target list encompasses 29 technology facilities distributed across Bahrain, Israel, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. [1] The United States completed strikes on Iranian military infrastructure on the evening of July 18 Eastern Time. [1]
Neither Amazon nor U.S. Central Command has confirmed the IRGC's claims. [1] Amazon had previously committed to a $5.3 billion investment in the region, with the AWS me-central-2 facility launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in January 2026. [1]