Stargate AI: Iran’s Silicon Siege

Iran has cautioned about additional assaults on server farms throughout the Middle Eastern region, following persistent menaces and aerial bombardments from the United States.

The Iranian armed forces declared that should the U.S. proceed with its menacing declarations to target its public utilities, the nation would counterattack with its own assaults against American power and technology facilities within the area, as per footage made public late last week and extensively circulated on Sunday, featuring Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari.

The footage disseminated by Iran displays a depiction of the Earth, subsequently narrowing its focus on the Stargate data center situated in the United Arab Emirates, conveying the declaration: “nothing stays hidden to our sight, though hidden by Google.”

Stargate represents a half-trillion-dollar collaborative undertaking involving OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle for constructing artificial intelligence server farms, publicly declared in January 2025. The project initially faced difficulties in commencing operations, owing to purported financial obstacles and expenses linked to import duties, and aimed to broaden its reach by establishing additional server farms globally.

This recent warning follows American President Trump’s declaration to target Iran’s public facilities, such as energy generators and water purification facilities, before Tuesday concludes, unless Iran unblocks the Strait of Hormuz, a vital international maritime passage which has severely impeded worldwide logistical flows from the commencement of the conflict in February.

Multiple server farms within the area have already sustained impacts from projectiles due to the conflict.

Projectiles from Iran impacted Amazon Web Services (AWS) server farms located in Bahrain and an Oracle server farm in Dubai. Iran additionally issued warnings to technology corporations, specifically mentioning Nvidia and Apple, during the previous week.