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Iran spent $1 million to wipe out $30 billion in data center plans, and take down Amazon in the ME

Inside China Business | September 16, 2026

“Compute Diplomacy” was a US strategy to dislodge Chinese companies in the Middle East, and compel cooperation with Silicon Valley AI developers. Bahrain and the UAE hosted large Amazon Web Services data centers, and planned a $30 billion, 5-GW Stargate project. But Iran targeted AWS facilities in the earliest days of the war, knocking them offline for months. Cloud Services is Amazon’s primary profit driver, and is a “dual-use” company that serves a wide range of military and commercial clients. The Stargate project in the UAE is now under review, as the managers wrestle with how to protect the facilities from attack by drones and missiles. China’s “Token Outbound” economy is ramping up, and is ironically in the best position of all to benefit from Iran’s attacks on data centers in the Gulf. Closing scene, Zhejiang, near Wenzhou

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UAE and US Presidents attend the unveiling of Phase 1 of new 5GW AI campus in Abu Dhabi https://ae.usembassy.gov/uae-and-us-p…

National Security Strategy of the United States of America https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content…

Reuters Exclusive: Amazon says AWS’ Bahrain region ‘disrupted’ following drone activity https://insidetelecom.com/reuters-exc…

Amazon’s Business Has Never Looked Stronger. The Cash Flow Tells a Different Story. https://genuineimpact.substack.com/p/…

Amazon cloud unit flags issues at Bahrain, UAE data centers amid Iran strikes https://tribune.com.pk/story/2595367/…

Amazon Data Centers Hit in Iran Strikes, Satellite Images Show https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl…

Iran Appears to Be Blasting Amazon Data Centers Off the Map https://futurism.com/science-energy/i…

Why Gulf data centers became deliberate targets in Iran War https://responsiblestatecraft.org/sau…

UAE revises AI data center plan after Iranian attacks, sources say https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-…

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Is the UAE’s AI Hub Becoming a Target? Semalt’s take: Resilience over scale https://blocs.xtec.cat/pfabreg3/tacre…

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September 16, 2026 - Posted by | Economics, Video, Wars for Israel | , , ,

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