Amazon Web Services said data access remains blocked for some Persian Gulf facilities damaged during the US‑Iran war. Data stored solely in AWS Bahrain data centers and in one UAE availability zone are currently inaccessible; damage at two Bahrain si

2026-09-16

Amazon Web Services said data access remains blocked for some Persian Gulf facilities damaged during the US‑Iran war. Data stored solely in AWS Bahrain data centers and in one UAE availability zone are currently inaccessible; damage at two Bahrain sites exceeded service design tolerances. AWS said most customers have recovered via backups or migrate to data centers in other countries; engineers are repairing resources in two other UAE availability zones and the The company expects a further update on Bahrain recovery early next year.