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Iran threatens 'Stargate' AI data centers
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Iran has warned of further attacks on data centers across the Middle East in response to ongoing threats and air strikes from the United States.
Key facts
- Stargate is a $500 billion joint venture between OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle to build AI data centers, announced in January 2025
- Iran has warned of further attacks on data centers across the Middle East in response to ongoing threats and air strikes from the United States
- Iranian missiles struck Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in Bahrain and an Oracle data center in Dubai
- The video released by Iran shows an image of a globe, then zooming in on the Stargate data center in the United Arab Emirates with the message of “nothing stays hidden to their sight, though hidden by Google
Summary
Iran’s military said that if the U.S. went ahead with its threats to hit its civilian infrastructure, the country would retaliate with its own strikes against the U.S.’ energy and tech infrastructure in the region, according to a video released late last week and shared widely on Sunday of Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari. The video released by Iran shows an image of a globe, then zooming in on the Stargate data center in the United Arab Emirates with the message of “nothing stays hidden to their sight, though hidden by Google.