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Trump helped build the Middle East’s AI ambitions. Could his war break them?
Iran-linked strikes on Gulf data centers have disrupted cloud services and threatened $9.5 billion in regional AI investments, challenging ongoing tech partnerships brokered by Trump.
- Nine months after Trump's initial deals, Amazon reported disruptions to its Bahrain data center services last week following Iranian drone and missile strikes on infrastructure in the UAE and Bahrain.
- President Donald Trump brokered deals last spring for Amazon, Nvidia, and other firms to build "AI factories" with Saudi Arabia's state-backed startup Humain, hailing a region "forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos."
- Research firm Gartner projected Middle East technology spending would reach $155 billion in 2025, with $9.5 billion allocated to data centers, as Marc Einstein of Counterpoint Research called the region's advantages "unmatched" for AI investment.
- The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, key to about 20% of global crude consumption, adds urgency to regional diversification efforts, though experts say the region's AI future remains bright despite impacted timelines.
- Iran has threatened attacks against the "enemy's technological infrastructure" linked to Amazon and Microsoft, prompting analysts to warn that extended conflict could force tech giants to delay plans while adopting a "wait-and-see" posture.
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President Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East last spring, where he concluded agreements that would catapult the Gulf countries to the global race for artificial intelligence.
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