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2026-10-13 · Aljazeera

Iran threatens Gulf data centres: How exposed is the region’s internet?

Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, has warned that cables, data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) facilities across the region could be attacked if war with the United States erupts again. The warning comes as the capture of Yemeni territory along the Red Sea coastline last month by the Iran-backed Houthis has raised concerns over the safety of internet cables linking Europe and Asia. Fierce fighting is under way between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthis at several locations, including Bab al-Mandeb, through which nearly one-fifth of global internet traffic passes. Data centres and US business interests were hit in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates during the US-Israel war on Iran.

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