Iran says it attacked Amazon's data center in Bahrain

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported, this Tuesday (21), that it carried out an attack on the data center of the United States (USA) company Amazon, based in Bahrain. “[IRGC fighters] attacked the central data infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain with several cruise missiles and destroyed it, says a statement from the Iranian armed wing. Related news: Escalation of war exposes failure of agreement between Iran and US.

US continues attacks; Iran says oil tankers exploded in Hormuz. The company that provides data storage services in “clouds” for governments and companies in the Middle East did not comment at the time of writing this report. In March, Iran had already carried out attacks against Amazon units in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.

In a statement, the Bahraini Army reported that Iran carried out “illegal attacks against civilians” in the country, without specifying which locations were hit. The Gulf country's military added that it had “successfully” destroyed several Iranian air strikes this Tuesday. Kuwait and Jordan Iran's Revolutionary Guard also announced new attacks on US early warning and missile defense radars in Kuwait, at Jaber Air Base.

“Following this radar suppression operation, the enemy must prepare for more decisive and heavier waves of drone and missile attacks, the Revolutionary Guard said. Other targets announced by Iran were US bases in Jordan. “Several American soldiers were killed after Iranian forces attacked a compound housing American troops in the al-Rukban region of Jordan, says a statement from the IRGC published in Iranian media Press TV.

Trump threatens nuclear complex On the other side, the United States (USA) reported that it carried out a new wave of attacks with the aim of “further degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial transport in the Strait of Hormuz”. The US Central Command in the Middle East reported that it attacked Iranian military commands, maritime installations, missile and drone launch sites and Iranian air defense systems. Also this Tuesday (21), President Donald Trump once again threatened the Iranian nuclear complex Pickaxe Mountain, close to the Natanz nuclear facilities.

"We're going to hit this area very, probably very soon, and there's nothing they can do about it. Normally I wouldn't say that. If I thought they could do something about it, I would never say that.

But we will attack this area very soon, and with great force", he stated. War and oil price With the escalation of the war in the Middle East, which exposes the failure of the agreement between Iran and the USA, the price of oil rose again this week, with the price of a Brent barrel rising around 2% this Tuesday, reaching US$ 90. This after falling to US$ 72 at the beginning of July. This Monday (21), the Yemeni Houthis, allies of Iran has announced a naval blockade against US allies Saudi Arabia in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, increasing tension in the Middle East and the global fuel market. The Houthis claim they are retaliating against Saudi Arabia due to the “unjust and oppressive siege” imposed by the Saudis.