AWS can't recover Bahrain and UAE data after Iran strikes
Amazon Web Services says it cannot restore access to some cloud data in Bahrain and parts of the UAE, over six months after Iranian drone attacks damaged its facilities there. The company told affected customers their data and resources hosted only in those regions are unrecoverable, and recommended moving operations elsewhere. AWS is still working to restore two additional UAE zones and will update customers in Bahrain in early 2027.
- Damage affected multiple AWS data centers in Bahrain
- One UAE region's data remains unrecoverable
- Attacks linked to Iran's conflict with the US
- AWS told customers to shift workloads to other regions
- Further updates for Bahrain expected in early 2027
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