An analysis of how Iran's escalating drone and missile attacks on Gulf states during the Israel-US conflict are exposing the inability of the United States to protect its regional allies, undermining decades of American Middle East strategy and potentially destabilizing global oil markets.
Iranian military forces have conducted the first deliberate targeting of commercial datacenters during warfare, striking AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain with drones, causing service outages affecting millions and raising questions about datacenter vulnerability in military conflicts. The article also discusses concurrent issues including AI's role in military operations and lawsuits against AI companies over chatbots allegedly contributing to suicides.