Following the March 1 attacks, Abu Dhabi considers freezing billions in Iranian assets, highlighting potential economic repercussions alongside widespread cloud service disruptions in the Gulf region.
Iran reportedly launched over 1,000 drones and missiles targeting UAE sites, including Amazon’s data center, causing fires and outages that affected roughly 60 cloud services such as Anthropic’s Claude AI. In response, Abu Dhabi is evaluating measures like freezing Iranian assets and restricting currency exchangers, potentially impacting Iran’s foreign trade and financial channels.