Iranian drone strikes in March 2026 damaged AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, forcing AWS to suspend billing (estimated $150M waived charges) and advise customers to migrate to other regions. Full infrastructure recovery is expected to take several months, highlighting geopolitical vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure placement.
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AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on
Iranian drone strikes force AWS to waive ~$150M in Middle East billing as data center repairs stretch months, exposing cloud infrastructure to geopolitical risk.
Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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