AWS said it cannot restore access to resources and data in some data centers damaged by the war. According to Ars Technica, Iranian drone strikes knocked out several Amazon data centers in Bahrain and the UAE.
Customer data was irretrievably lost in the mec1-az2 availability zone in the UAE. AWS also cannot restore access to resources and data across all three availability zones in Bahrain.
Claim check:
- AWS cannot restore access to resources and data in some data centers damaged by the war. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Amazon Web Services was “unable to restore access to the resources and data” hosted in some of the war-damaged data centers, according to an AWS dashboard update posted on September 15.»)
- Iranian drone strikes knocked out several Amazon data centers in Bahrain and the UAE. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Half a year after Iranian drone strikes knocked out multiple Amazon data centers, the US tech company has acknowledged the permanent loss of some customer data that was hosted in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.»)
- Customer data was irretrievably lost in the mec1-az2 availability zone in the UAE. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Customer data was irretrievably lost in one of three AWS availability zones in the United Arab Emirates region, specifically the mec1-az2 availability zone.»)
- AWS cannot restore access to resources and data across all three availability zones in Bahrain. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Amazon said it was unable to restore access to resources and data across all three availability zones there.»)
Publications:
- https://wsj.com/world/middle-east/aws-says-it-cant-restore-some-data-from-mideast-facilities-struck-by-iran-ddcb7e5d
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/iran-strikes-on-amazon-data-centers-caused-permanent-loss-of-customer-data
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