Amazon Web Services has confirmed it can no longer recover customer data and resources in its Middle East Bahrain region and in one availability zone of its UAE region after Iranian drone strikes damaged infrastructure. AWS says it is replacing affected systems, working with authorities, and most customers had already moved or used backups before the losses became permanent. #AmazonWebServices #Bahrain #UAE #IranianDroneStrikes
Keypoints
- AWS confirmed permanent data loss in the Middle East Bahrain region.
- One availability zone in the UAE region, mec1-az2, is also affected.
- Iranian drone strikes caused structural, power, and water damage to AWS infrastructure.
- Bahrain’s region went fully offline after a second availability zone was disrupted in April.
- AWS says most customers had already relocated or used backups before the losses became permanent.
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