A fragile ceasefire is being tested after the US disabled two Iranian oil tankers and says attacks on its ships were thwarted. Bahrain has announced arrests tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. While Washington awaits Iran’s response, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and Pakistan are pushing talks aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and securing longer-term peace.
Amazon Web Services says restoring damaged cloud operations in Bahrain and the UAE will take several months after Iranian drone strikes in early March. The attacks disrupted services, and AWS urged customers to migrate resources and rebuild using backups. The timeline underscores how quickly regional conflict can knock out critical infrastructure and cloud-dependent businesses.
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Bahrain has revoked citizenship for 69 people, saying they showed sympathy for Iran’s hostile actions and had dealings with foreign groups. The individuals and some family members were of non-Bahraini origin. The government acted under royal directives and Bahraini nationality law, while rights groups condemned it as dangerous repression. The case marks the first such revocation since 2019.
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