Post by : Bianca Haleem
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday (July 21) that it carried out a cruise missile strike on Amazon's data infrastructure in Bahrain. The claim was reported by Iran's Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC.
According to the report, several cruise missiles were launched at the data centre. The agency stated that the attack destroyed the facility.
Fars News Agency quoted the IRGC as saying, "IRGC attacked the central data infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain with several cruise missiles and destroyed it."
In a separate statement issued by its public relations office, the IRGC also claimed it targeted US air defence systems and radar installations located in Bahrain's Muharraq and Riffa areas.
No additional details about the claimed attacks were provided in the statement.
Meanwhile, Kuwait said several electricity generation and water desalination plants were attacked on Monday. According to Kuwaiti authorities, the incidents caused fires at multiple facilities and marked the fourth such attack in four consecutive days.
The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy posted a statement on X saying: "In light of the continued Iranian heinous aggressions on the state of Kuwait, several electricity power plants and water distillation stations were subjected to attacks for the fourth day in a row, resulting in fires in several facilities."
Read More: Qatar Condemns Iran's Attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain
Following the attacks on its electricity infrastructure, Kuwaiti authorities urged residents to reduce electricity consumption to help maintain uninterrupted power supply across the country.
Direct military clashes between the United States and Iran have continued for the tenth consecutive day, even as diplomatic contacts have taken place from time to time.
Iran has warned that it will target facilities and infrastructure in regional countries if they are made available to or used by US forces.
The United States has said its military operations are intended to "degrade Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," one of the world's most important maritime shipping routes.
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