“Infrastructure War”: Iran Targets US Tech Giants Across Israel and the Gulf

DUBAI — Silicon Valley is officially on the front lines of the Middle East war. In a chilling expansion of what Tehran is now calling an “infrastructure war,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has published a detailed target list of American tech hubs across Israel and the Gulf, labeling offices for Google, Amazon, and Nvidia as “legitimate military objectives.”

The list, released Wednesday, March 11, via the state-aligned Tasnim News Agency, identifies specific data centers and R&D hubs in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. The IRGC asserts that these facilities are no longer civilian assets but “nerve centers” providing critical intelligence and logistical support for U.S. and Israeli military operations.

Active Strikes and Regional Alerts

The threat appears to have already moved beyond rhetoric. Over the past week, suspected Iranian “one-way” drones reportedly struck an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Bahrain and targeted two additional facilities in the United Arab Emirates. The strikes caused localized fires and emergency shutdowns, marking the first time commercial cloud infrastructure has been directly targeted in the 12-day-old conflict.

• Nvidia: With its largest R&D base outside the U.S. located in Israel, the chip giant has scrambled to secure over 6,000 employees as its Haifa and Tel Aviv offices appear on the IRGC list.
• Financial Targets: Beyond tech, the Iranian joint military command has warned that banks and financial institutions in Dubai and Manama are now considered hostile zones, advising civilians to maintain a one-kilometer radius from these sites.
• Cloud Disruption: Analysts warn that a sustained “infrastructure war” could cripple regional logistics, banking, and government digital services that rely on the targeted “digital backbone.”

As of Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. State Department has not issued a formal response to the target list, but security sources indicate that American tech firms have been advised to “go dark” in high-risk zones. In Tehran, residents report heavy anti-aircraft fire as the war reaches a new, unpredictable phase of economic and digital attrition.