Iran Targets Gulf Data Centers: A New Era of Kinetic Warfare?

• Iran, particularly the IRGC, has targeted commercial data centers and tech assets across the Gulf, including AWS facilities in UAE and Bahrain.
• These attacks involved kinetic damage from drone strikes, disrupting banking systems and enterprise software, highlighting the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
• Commercial data centers are crucial for AI and cloud computing, which are increasingly vital for military operations, making them strategic targets.
• Iran views these facilities as supporting "enemy" military and intelligence operations, aiming to disrupt systems and broader economic networks.
• The attacks expose the vulnerability of commercial data centers, which lack military-grade defenses, raising concerns for the Gulf's future as a global tech hub.