Iran threatens 'complete and utter annihilation' of OpenAI's $30B Stargate
Why it matters: Iran threatens to destroy a $30 billion OpenAI data center, directly impacting a key U.S. tech investment.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a public warning, threatening to retaliate against U.S. and Israeli facilities if Iran's power infrastructure is damaged.
- Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaghari specifically threatened the “complete and utter annihilation” of all power plants, energy infrastructure, and ICT of the Zionist regime, and similar companies with American shareholders in the region.
- OpenAI's $30 billion Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi was singled out as a target, with the IRGC video showing satellite imagery of the facility, despite it being 'hidden' on Google Maps.
- Iran has reportedly already inflicted damage on some Amazon AWS data centers, causing shutdowns, and has made similar threats against Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, and Google in recent weeks.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has explicitly threatened the "complete and utter annihilation" of OpenAI's $30 billion Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi, releasing a video with satellite imagery to demonstrate their targeting capabilities. This warning comes as a direct retaliation for potential U.S. actions against Iran's power infrastructure, following reported rocket strikes that have already disrupted some Amazon AWS data centers.
