The Iranian strikes on Gulf data centres have exposed a new geopolitical reality: the infrastructure underpinning AI, cloud computing and digital services is now a strategic target. For Europe, the attacks raise urgent questions about the resilience, security and sovereignty of its increasingly fragmented digital infrastructure
The Iranian strikes on Gulf data centres have exposed a new geopolitical reality: the infrastructure underpinning AI, cloud computing and digital services is now a strategic target. For Europe, the attacks raise urgent questions about the resilience, security and sovereignty of its increasingly fragmented digital infrastructure
By Soňa Muzikárová, Former Economist, European Central Bank
August 7, 2026
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