Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it has targeted an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to Iranian state media. The alleged strike comes only two days after Iran threatened to begin striking American tech giants it deemed to be assisting American and Israeli military operations. In a list reported widely by Iranian state media, Oracle was explicitly named. 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 tech giant’s billionaire founder and chairman Larry Ellison also has strong ties to the Israeli government. UAE’s Ministry of Interior shared on X that the nation’s air defenses had engaged 5 ballistic missiles and 35 drones originating from Iran on Wednesday, April 1, and 19 ballistic missiles and 26 drones on Thursday, April 2. The Iranian state media reports do not specify when the alleged attack occurred, and Emirati forces have yet to independently confirm any successful strike on Dubai. That doesn’t necessarily mean there have been no strikes. A Bellingcat investigation published on Thursd
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Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of one of Irelandâs biggest criminal networks, has been arrested in Dubai, Irish media reported Friday. Irelandâs national police force, the Garda SÃochána, said an Irish man in his late 40s was…
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Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of one of Irelandâs biggest criminal networks, has been arrested in Dubai, Irish media reported Friday. Irelandâs national police force, the Garda SÃochána, said an Irish man in…
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Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of one of Irelandâs biggest criminal networks, has been arrested in Dubai, Irish media reported Friday. Irelandâs national police force, the Garda SÃochána, said an Irish man in his late 40s was…
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View source →Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in relation to alleged serious organised crime offences. Kinahan, aged in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai under a warrant issued by the Irish courts, Irish…
View source →âYou must report immediately in case of any security incident,â read a text message sent to phones in the United Arab Emirates from âMOIâ during the Iran war. But the countryâs Ministry of Interior never sent such an alert. It…
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