Amazon AWS UAE data center reports fire after ‘objects hit’, power connection stopped as Dubai, Abu Dhabi pounded by Iran strikes

Amazon’s cloud unit, AWS, said on Sunday that power to its data center in the United Arab Emirates was shut down temporarily after objects struck the facility, triggering sparks and a fire. The UAE ‌is reeling ⁠from ⁠Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone strikes following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. The Iranian strikes hit airports, ports, and residential areas across the country and the wider Gulf.

When Reuters asked AWS whether the incident at the data center ⁠was connected ‌to the strikes, the company did not confirm or deny.