Amazon's AWS unable to restore Bahrain cloud facility, one UAE data zone after Iran war damage

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly been unable to restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain and one of three data-hosting zones in the United Arab Emirates after the sites were damaged during the Iran war.An aerial view of a data center operated by Amazon AWS IAD is seen on August 25, 2026 in Sterling, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)AWS said the damage in Bahrain affected multiple “Availability Zones” — clusters of one or more data centres within the same geographic region, Reuters reported.Also Read: Explained: Why Iran hit Amazon’s data centres in Bahrain and what it signals for the future of warfare“The damage to our infrastructure spanned multiple Availability Zones and exceeded what our regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand,” the company said in the update.AWS added that it was helping customers in Bahrain re-establish operations in other regions as recovery efforts continued.The disruption comes after AWS facilities in Bahrain and the UAE were affected by incidents linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Earlier, one AWS data centre in the UAE suffered a power outage after unidentified objects struck the facility, creating sparks and triggering a fire. Emergency crews reportedly switched off power to the site and its generators to contain the blaze.AWS had said that one of its UAE Availability Zones was impacted, while traffic was being diverted to other facilities. The company did not provide an estimate for when electricity would be restored.Additionally, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had claimed responsibility for an attack on an Amazon AWS building in Bahrain. The claim came days after Iran warned that it could target US companies operating in the Gulf.Bahrain’s Interior Ministry had earlier said civil defence teams were dealing with a fire at a company facility following what authorities described as an Iranian attack.Also Read: OpenAI gets $110-billion funding from Nvidia, Amazon, SoftBank ahead of IPOAWS is Amazon’s cloud-computing division and operates data-centre clusters across multiple global regions. The company has advised customers with workloads in affected areas to migrate them to alternate AWS regions.The Bahrain disruption marks a significant setback for customers relying on the region’s cloud infrastructure, as AWS has said the damage exceeded what its normal regional and multi-Availability Zone protections were designed to withstand.