Microsoft has been part of that investment scene. In just one example, it partnered with G42, , a United Arab Emirates-based company which The New York Times notes, “is building an artificial intelligence industry as an alternative to oil income.” The deal was brokered in part by the Biden Administration. Since then, however, US President Donald J. Trump has been helping tech companies, including Microsoft, make other big deals as well.
Microsoft’s facilities at risk in the Middle East
As a result, Microsoft now has a sprawling presence throughout the Gulf, Israel and Middle East that is vulnerable to drone and missile attacks. In mid-March, after the data center of an Iranian bank was attacked by air, Iran threatened to attack holdings of American tech firms, including Microsoft and others.
It listed the holdings it might go after, including Microsoft cloud and data center infrastructure in Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, as well as corporate offices in Israel and the UAE. Microsoft has far more facilities than that in the Middle East that could also eventually be targeted.
