{"id":1638,"date":"2026-03-02T15:59:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/amazon-data-centers-on-fire-after-iranian-missile-strikes-on-dubai\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:59:51","slug":"amazon-data-centers-on-fire-after-iranian-missile-strikes-on-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/amazon-data-centers-on-fire-after-iranian-missile-strikes-on-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Data Centers on Fire After Iranian Missile Strikes on Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon\u2019s cloud services are down in some of the Middle East after \u201cobjects\u201d hit data centers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) causing \u201csparks and fire.\u201d Around 60 services tied to AWS are down in the region, affecting web traffic in the UAE and Bahrain. The outage comes following Iranian attacks on the UAE as retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on Iran.Customers in Bahrain and the UAE began to report outages tied to the mec1-az2 and mec1-az3 clusters in AWS\u2019 ME-CENTRAL-1 Region on March 1 after Iranian ballistic missiles and drones struck targets in and around Dubai. Amazon did not confirm that AWS was down in the Middle East due to an Iranian attack and instead referred 404 Media to its online dashboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt around 4:30 AM PST, one of our Availability Zones (mec1-az2) was impacted by objects that struck the data center, creating sparks and fire,\u201d AWS said on its health dashboard. \u201cThe fire department shut off power to the facility and generators as they worked to put out the fire. We are still awaiting permission to turn the power back on, and once we have, we will ensure we restore power and connectivity safely. It will take several hours to restore connectivity to the impacted AZ.\u201dAs of this morning at 9:22 AM ET, the damage had spread. \u201cWe are expecting recovery to take at least a day, as it requires repair of facilities, cooling and power systems, coordination with local authorities, and careful assessment to ensure the safety of our operators,\u201d AWS said. \u201cWe recommend customers enact their disaster recovery plans and recover from remote backups into alternate AWS Regions, ideally in Europe.\u201dOn Saturday, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury and struck targets inside of Iran, killing several political and military leaders including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country\u2019s Supreme Leader. In retaliation, Iran launched drone and missile attacks against Israel and multiple US-allied targets in the Middle East.According to the Emirati defense forces, Iran attacked the country with two cruise missiles, 165 ballistic missiles, and more than 540 drones. The UAE and its capital city Dubai are often seen as a safe and stable destination in the Middle East. The country hosts wealthy people from across the region and influencers from across the world. Footage shared on social media showed the neon towers of the UAE backlit by missiles and munitions.It\u2019s unclear how long it will take for Amazon to restore services to the region or how far the damage will spread. Amazon\u2019s dashboard is promising to bring things back up in \u201cat least a day\u201d but the war is far from over. Iran continues to strike targets in the Middle East and it\u2019s unclear what America\u2019s plan of attack is or how long this war might grind on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>Some AWS services are down in the Middle East. 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