Iran has claimed on 2nd April that it has attacked on Oracle Data centre based in Dubai following the earlier attack on an Amazon cloud site based in Bahrain. According to a statement carried by the state media, the IRGC stated that it had directly targeted Oracle’s data centre in Dubai. However, the claim is not verified independently yet.
The latest attack reported by the state media is followed by an earlier claim by the IRGC that it targeted an Amazon cloud computing centre in Bahrain.
The state media of Iran reported earlier that “Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they had targeted an Amazon cloud computing centre in Bahrain in retaliation for attacks on Iran.”
The back-to-back claims by the Iranian media indicated a widening focus on US linked technology infrastructure in the Gulf. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Council of Iran back on Tuesday, 31st March 2026 warns that it will target US tech giants and industrial companies from the 1st March, explaining it as a move toward retaliation for attacks on Iranian territory.
The statement named 18 companies consisting of Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla, and Boeing, threatening that their regional operations in West Asia could be hit.
The IRGC stated “These companies should expect the destruction of their respective units in exchange for each terror act in Iran, starting from 8 pm Tehran time on Wednesday, April 1st,” it further added that American ICT and AI firms would now be considered legitimate targets.
The statement relayed by Tasnim news agency said, “Since the main element in designing and tracking targets are American ICT and AI companies, these main institutions will be our legitimate targets.”
The revolutionary guards also warned employees of these companies to leave their workplace immediately to ensure their safety.
Responding to the threat, a White House official said the US is prepared to counter any potential attacks. The official said, “The United States military is and was prepared to curtail any attacks by Iran,” he further added that recent actions had already led to a sharp drop in missile and drone strikes.
Syed Ziyauddin is a media and international relations enthusiast with a strong academic and professional foundation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media from Jamia Millia Islamia and a Master’s in International Relations (West Asia) from the same institution.
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