# AWS says wartime damage means some Middle East cloud resources are gone for good

DevFeed: [AWS says wartime damage means some Middle East cloud resources are gone for good](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/aws-says-wartime-damage-means-some-middle-east-cloud-resources-are-gone-for-good-30928.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/09/16/aws-says-wartime-damage-means-some-middle-east-cloud-resources-are-gone-for-good/5296830>)

Author: Dan Robinson

Published: 2026-09-16T12:11:56Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>)

Tags: [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon.md>), [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datacenter.md>), [middle-east](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/middle-east.md>), [off-prem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/off-prem.md>)

## AI overview

AWS says wartime damage has permanently removed some cloud resources in the Middle East after Iranian strikes overwhelmed regional redundancy in Bahrain and left one UAE Availability Zone inaccessible.

## Source excerpt

Iranian strikes overwhelmed regional redundancy in Bahrain and left one UAE Availability Zone inaccessible