By Ece Yildirim
Publication Date: 2026-04-02 21:16:00
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it attacked an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to Iranian state media.
The alleged attack comes just two days after Iran threatened to begin attacking American tech giants believed to be supporting American and Israeli military operations. Oracle was specifically named in a list widely reported by Iranian state media. Other companies on the list include Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, HP, Tesla, Nvidia, Boeing, IBM and Cisco.
Oracle has ongoing Cloud and AI partnerships with the Department of Defense. The billionaire founder and chairman of the tech giant Larry Ellison has too close ties to the Israeli government.
UAE Ministry of Interior divided on X that the country’s air defense attacked five ballistic missiles and 35 drones from Iran on Wednesday, April 1 19 ballistic missiles and 26 drones on Thursday, April 2nd. Iranian state media does not report…
