Iran on Thursday claimed that it struck an Oracle data centre in Dubai, according to a state media report, marking a further escalation in tensions in the Gulf region.
In a statement carried by state media,
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) navy command said that it had directly targeted Oracle’s data centre in Dubai.
However, Dubai Media Office rejected the claim and called it fake news.
Fake News Alert pic.twitter.com/5JI4VLnxDL
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 2, 2026
IRGC also said that its latest wave of attacks on Thursday had targeted the UAE, Bahrain and Israel as part of a broader retaliatory operation following strikes by the United States and Israel on key Iranian industrial sites, including major steel plants.
The latest reported strike followed an earlier claim by the IRGC that it targeted an Amazon cloud computing centre in Bahrain. Iran’s ISNA news agency said the attack targeted critical digital infrastructure, highlighting how the conflict is expanding beyond conventional military targets to include technology assets.
“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they had targeted an Amazon cloud computing centre in Bahrain in retaliation for attacks on Iran,” state media reported earlier.
Earlier this week, the IRGC had warned that several major US companies—including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla and Boeing—could see their regional operations targeted as part of its response.
The group also warned employees of these firms to leave their workplaces, saying US-linked information technology and artificial intelligence companies would be treated as potential targets.
In early March, Amazon reported that two of its data centres in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” by drones and one in Bahrain damaged by a nearby attack.
In response, a White House official said the United States military is prepared to counter any threats from Iran, adding that steps have already been taken to reduce the risk of missile and drone attacks.
