Gulf AI in the US-Iran crossfire
The war has hit Gulf’s key economic arteries — oil refineries, export terminals, airports and, notably, cloud infrastructure — raising new questions about the resilience of the region’s diversification agenda.
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With all eyes on the US-Iran war this week, the potential for an oil price shock looms large — and the conflict has already delivered a shock to the Gulf’s technology sector, with strikes targeting data centers, disrupting connectivity and halting e-commerce. In the process, the region’s tech and artificial intelligence ambitions have suffered a major blow.
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