Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show
Summary
Ars Technica reports that satellite data show damage to Amazon data centers in the Middle East as part of a widening conflict involving Iran and its allies. The piece connects the strikes to broader regional hostilities, including attacks on a Saudi oil facility, and notes that AWS workloads in the region have been disrupted with customers migrating to other regions. It also highlights reliance on satellite imagery for verification and mentions gaps in real-time service status updates.