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One day after Trump announced a Gulf ceasefire, Iran fired 7 missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain, US shot down 4 drones, and both sides disputed deal terms publicly. Hormuz still at risk.
Iran launched attacks on Bahrain and Jordan on June 11 2026, threatening the Gulf will become hell. AWS me-south-1, the US 5th Fleet, and regional cloud infrastructure at risk.
Trump canceled scheduled US strikes on Iran June 11 2026, announcing a deal approved by US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt. Infrastructure and cloud impact.
Israel struck Iran Mahshahr petrochemical complex on June 8, defying Trump. Houthis banned all Israeli Red Sea shipping. A fragile pause holds — barely.
Iran broke the April ceasefire with June 7 missile strikes on Israel. FALCON, AAE-1, and GBI cables transiting Hormuz now at risk for Gulf developers.
On May 30, 2026, Trump listed five Iran deal demands on Hormuz, nuclear dust, and frozen funds after a two-hour Situation Room meeting with no final approval.
On May 28, 2026, US forces struck Bandar Abbas drone controls and downed 5 Iranian drones; Iran fired at a US base in Kuwait. Hormuz shipping and cloud infra risk spike.
NYT reports a draft US-Iran MoU includes a $300 billion (~25 lakh crore) investment fund for Iran if a final peace deal is signed. Trump has not approved it yet.
Iran reopens Hormuz but with conditions: no military ships, Iran decides who passes, Iran chooses the route. Oil, AWS Bahrain, Azure UAE, and Lloyd's war risk implications.
Iranian FM Baqaei publicly denied enriched uranium will be transferred anywhere, directly contradicting Trump's April 17 nuclear dust announcement. What this means for oil, Hormuz, and cloud.
Iranian gunboats fired on a commercial tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on April 18 as the nuclear deal remains in dispute. Oil repricing, Gulf cloud SLA, and developer infrastructure impact.
Trump announced April 17 that Iran agreed to not develop a nuclear weapon and hand over its enriched uranium. What "nuclear dust" means, the Russia transfer mechanism, and what comes next.
Brent crude fell from $101 to ~$90 after Trump's Iran nuclear dust announcement. What the drop means for cloud energy costs, reserved pricing, and the developer hardware window.
Iran nuclear deal signed but Strait of Hormuz still has mines. Mine clearance timeline, AWS Bahrain SLA, Azure UAE recovery — what developers need to know.
Iran nuclear deal signed but IRGC cyber units APT33, APT34, Charming Kitten operate independently. What the deal means for enterprise ransomware risk in 2026.
The Iran ceasefire expires in 5 days. A complete April 16 situation report — Russia uranium offer, blockade status, every diplomatic track, and the one variable that decides everything.
As the Hormuz blockade cuts IRGC oil revenue, Iran is intensifying crypto operations — ransomware for hard currency, Bitcoin mixing, USDT via UAE exchanges. The full playbook.
A Trump-Xi summit is being discussed for May 2026. China holds the Iran ceasefire key — but Beijing has four demands. Here is the full exchange China is negotiating.
The US blockade is cutting Iran's oil revenue, accelerating rial collapse, and squeezing IRGC funding. What breaks first — and why tighter IRGC finances mean higher cyber threat risk.
Russia takes uranium. China stops yuan tolls. Pakistan hosts talks. CENTCOM suspends blockade. A complete map of every moving part required to end the Iran conflict before April 22.
Pakistan proposed hosting a second round of US-Iran negotiations before the April 21-22 ceasefire expires. The only live diplomatic channel after Islamabad failed — with 7 days left.
The US Hormuz blockade is disrupting Iran's food imports through Bandar Abbas — 8M tons of wheat annually, plus rice and cooking oil. 88 million people, 2-3 months of reserves.
Saudi Arabia publicly urged the US to end its Hormuz blockade and negotiate with Iran — the same ally that just bypassed the strait with its pipeline. What MBS actually wants here.
India imports over 40% of its oil through Hormuz and buys discounted Iranian crude while being a Quad partner. Why New Delhi's silence is the most calculated position in the conflict.
The Iran ceasefire expires April 21-22. Five scenarios from deal to full escalation — with probabilities, oil price targets, and a developer infrastructure playbook for each outcome.
Iran nuclear breakout time 2026: estimated 1-3 months with current stockpile. Why Russia's uranium transfer proposal would extend this to 12-18 months and what it means.
CENTCOM activated the Hormuz blockade at 10am ET April 13. Brent jumped to $101.86. Only Iranian port traffic blocked, not the full strait. Chinese VLCCs are the live flashpoint.
Trump said China and Japan lack "courage or will" to open Hormuz. China fired back: the strait was open before your war. A full breakdown of the most explosive diplomatic exchange of the conflict.
Spain's PM Sánchez called on China to leverage its Iran influence for peace — hours after Trump said China lacks "courage or will." Why Europe is going around Washington.
US-Iran 21-hour Islamabad talks ended April 12 with no deal. Vance called it worse for Iran. Iran says it sticks to fundamentals. Ceasefire clock now ticking to April 21.
US intel: China delivered 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate to Iran — enough for 785 missiles. MANPADs imminent. Trump threatened 50% tariffs. China denied everything.
US-Iran talks collapsed. Trump is furious. Ceasefire expires April 21-22. Five scenarios for what comes next — military strikes, China sanctions, Hormuz, and the developer infrastructure map.
Saudi Arabia fully restored its East-West oil pipeline to 7 million barrels/day — bypassing the Strait of Hormuz entirely. MBS just neutralised Iran's primary strategic weapon.
Trump ordered the US Navy to immediately blockade the Strait of Hormuz on April 12, interdicting ships that paid tolls to Iran. Oil jumped 7%. IRGC said any wrong move triggers "deadly vortex."
JD Vance leads the US delegation in Islamabad on April 11 — the highest-level direct US-Iran talks in 47 years. What Iran's 10-point plan means for Hormuz, oil, and cloud infrastructure.
US officials confirmed April 11 that Iran cannot locate all the mines it planted in Hormuz and lacks removal capability. A peace deal won't reopen the strait quickly. Developer and cloud implications.
US-Iran Islamabad talks began April 11 after a 5-hour delay. Iran claims US agreed to unfreeze assets. White House denies it. Trump warns of military reset if talks fail.
Israeli officials told Haaretz on April 11 they expect US-Iran Islamabad talks to fail. Israel has prepared a target list. Why the leak is a signal, not just a prediction.
If the US defeated Iran outright: Hormuz chaos, oil spikes, Gulf cloud risk, sanctions, refugees, and what engineers should model in DR plans.
Islamabad US-Iran talks failing April 10 2026 can break Hormuz coordination within hours. Gulf failover, peering checks, 90-day cloud cost lag vs oil.
March 2026 Iran war: Jordan reported 108 of 119 intercepts in one week; US replaced damaged THAAD radar. Muwaffaq Salti, MQ-9 on ground, Gulf tech risk.
Trump told a White House press conference Iran could be destroyed in one night, possibly tomorrow. Iran rejected the ceasefire. Azure UAE and AWS Bahrain on alert.
US-Iran 2-week ceasefire agreed 90 minutes before Trump's 8PM deadline. Oil fell from $109 to $95, Dow surged 1,000 points. Pakistan brokered the 10-point deal.
Iran fired 10 missiles at UAE Sunday, damaging Dubai airport. Trump extended the Hormuz deadline to Tuesday 8PM EST. Microsoft Azure UAE North and AWS Bahrain are in the direct impact zone.
Trump told the White House briefing room the Iran war is nearing completion and expects to leave in 2-3 weeks. Tuesday 8PM EST deadline for Hormuz stands. Pakistan is mediating a 45-day ceasefire.
Pakistan moved to a 4-day work week. Bangladesh has daily gas station attacks. 9 countries are rationing energy as the Hormuz closure enters week 5. What it means for data centers and supply chains.
Trump says the Iran war ends in 2-3 weeks. Here is what happens to Azure UAE, AWS Bahrain, oil prices, and developer infrastructure when Hormuz reopens.
Trump threatened Iran infrastructure strikes on Tuesday in an explosive Truth Social post. He confirmed the F-15 WSO was seriously wounded. Monday 1pm Oval Office military press conference.
Iran downed a US F-15E on April 3 — the first US jet lost to hostile fire in the war. Pilot rescued inside Iran by Special Forces. Weapons officer still missing, $60K bounty posted.
Iran struck refineries across Kuwait, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Oil jumped to $109 per barrel. Trump's Monday Hormuz ultimatum and what the energy spike means for airlines, data centers, and semiconductor fabs.
US Special Forces and the CIA rescued the missing F-15E weapons officer from Iran on April 5. CIA ran a deception op. The colonel evaded capture for 30+ hours in Iranian mountains.
Curated hub for Middle East tech war, Hormuz cables, AWS Gulf outages, sanctions, and cyber: the posts developers and SREs should read first.
France, Italy and Spain blocked US military aircraft over the Iran war. Macron calls Trump not serious as oil tops $100 and the Strait of Hormuz stays shut.
April 3 2026: Dubai says IRGC Oracle Dubai strike reports are fake news. Iranian claims, UAE denial per Gulf News, how developers verify Gulf cloud.
Iran struck Batelco HQ in Bahrain on April 1, damaging Amazon Web Services infrastructure. Telegram disrupted. First confirmed kinetic hit on named US tech company post-threat.
Trump's April 1 primetime address said Iran war's core objectives are nearing completion. Two-week deadline: deal or US bombs every Iranian power plant simultaneously.
Full IRGC list of 18 US companies, April 1 Gulf deadline, kinetic vs cyber risk. AWS, Azure, offices: what changed after Bahrain and what ops teams should verify.
Iran drone-struck 3 AWS data centers in UAE and Bahrain on March 1, 2026, wiping two availability zones. Here is what Azure UAE North and Google Cloud face if IRGC acts on its April 1 deadline.
Iran has proved it can drone-strike data centers and wipe 200,000 devices with malware. Here is how the IRGC would combine drones, wiper malware, and supply chain attacks against US tech firms.
Trump extended the Iran energy strike pause to April 6 at 8 PM ET. Striking 10-15 critical grid nodes would cause a blackout no repair effort could fix before summer 2027.
Saudi Arabia gave the US access to King Fahd Air Base in Taif. The UAE is preparing for a 9-month war. Both Gulf states are transitioning from neutral hosts to co-belligerents in the Iran conflict.
Alcatel declared force majeure on Meta's 2Africa cable due to Iran war operations in the Persian Gulf. For the first time, both global internet maritime chokepoints are simultaneously closed.
Strikes on Iran nuclear sites in 2026: Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan, Arak, Yazd status; radiation leaks unconfirmed; IAEA access blocked. Per-facility facts for analysts and infra teams.
Trump dismissed IRGC's threat to 18 US tech companies as "BB guns." Iran already struck Amazon data centers in UAE in March 2026. Here's what's actually at risk.
Iran-linked Void Manticore wiped 200,000 Stryker systems using Microsoft Intune MDM admin access. No wiper malware — just abused cloud tooling. Here is the full attack breakdown for developers.
One-fifth of world oil and much LNG flows through Hormuz. Chokepoint mechanics, 2026 market impact, and why data centers, fabs, and cloud regions care.
Trump paused Iran strikes for 5 days on March 23 as Kushner and Witkoff negotiate. Oil fell from $126 peak. Strait still closed, 20% of global LNG offline, data centers exposed.
Iran-linked hackers forced Stryker Corporation offline on March 11, 2026, affecting tens of thousands of employees globally. US officials called it the most significant wartime cyberattack on an American target.
Qatar expelled Iran's military attaches and halted all LNG production after Iranian missiles struck Ras Laffan. Gulf states say "price must be paid." Here is the full tech and semiconductor supply chain impact.
Iranian drones struck three Amazon Web Services facilities in the UAE and Bahrain on March 1 2026 — the first military attack on a hyperscaler in history. Banks, payments, and enterprise apps went down.
The 2026 Iran war triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history — 10 million barrels per day gone. Brent hit $110. Qatar helium is down one-third. Here is the full tech and semiconductor impact.
Iran attacked Gulf energy sites on March 19 including Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, pushing Brent crude to $119 and cutting global air freight capacity 9%, delaying semiconductor shipments.
Iran hit AWS data centers in UAE and Bahrain on March 1 with Shahed drones. The IRGC then listed 29 locations including Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia as next targets.
Microsoft committed $80B to Saudi Arabia AI, Oracle $14B, Google $10B. Iran struck AWS in UAE first. Here is what the Iran war does to the Gulf AI buildout now.
Israel spent years secretly hacking Tehran traffic cameras and mobile networks. Unit 8200 built an AI target machine that output a 14-digit grid coordinate. Here is how it worked.
The Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted since Feb 28, 2026. Brent crude hit $126/barrel. European LNG rose 60%. AI data centers burning gas are now paying significantly more to run.
Iranian APT MuddyWater (Seedworm) planted Python backdoors inside US financial institutions, airports, and defence contractors before Operation Epic Fury. CISA and Unit 42 confirmed. Here is what security teams need to do now.
US Cyber Command was the "first mover" in Operation Epic Fury — hacking Iranian air defenses, hijacking a prayer app with 5M users, and seizing state news websites before a single kinetic weapon was fired. Here's the full technical breakdown.
GPS spoofing put 1,100 ships at airports and nuclear plants in 2026. Iran switched to China's BeiDou, abandoning US GPS. What breaks and how developers build resilient location services.
Operation Epic Fury deployed LUCAS AI-directed suicide drones, activated Iran's COBRA V8 electronic warfare system, and revealed Israel's neural BCI program for single-operator drone swarm control. A technical breakdown of the autonomous systems rewriting warfare.