Amazon Web Services (AWS) is experiencing significant connectivity disruptions at its data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The outages coincide with ongoing Iranian missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region.
Unidentified objects struck one UAE availability zone, triggering sparks and a fire at the facility. The local fire department subsequently cut power to the site, which remained offline as of Monday.
AWS has not provided a timeline for full service restoration. The company is currently advising customers to utilize alternative regions to bypass connectivity issues and elevated error rates.
The regional conflict is also extending Amazon e-commerce delivery times for customers throughout the region. While the timing aligns with widespread aerial attacks, Amazon has not officially confirmed a direct link between the strikes and the data center damage.