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An Iranian official has warned that US-linked energy, data and AI facilities across seven Gulf states could be targeted if the US and Israel attack Iran. The warning puts AI infrastructure among the assets named in a conditional threat, not among sites reported as already attacked.
Why it mattersTRT World attributes the warning to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in an interview with state-run Press TV. Rezaei said the region held more than $2 trillion in US-linked technology infrastructure, a figure TRT reports as his claim. For AI companies and cloud operators, the statement is a reminder that data centres are physical infrastructure exposed to geopolitical risk. The threat is serious; the report does not establish that any such facilities have been struck.
Discuss: Should companies building AI data centres in politically exposed regions be expected to publish plans for keeping services running if those facilities are threatened or attacked?
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