{"id":383555,"date":"2026-04-05T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/383555\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:24:15","slug":"iran-threatens-complete-and-utter-annihilation-of-openais-30b-stargate-ai-data-center-in-abu-dhabi-regime-posts-video-with-satellite-imagery-of-chatgpt-makers-premier-1g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/383555\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran threatens \u2018complete and utter annihilation\u2019 of OpenAI’s $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi \u2014 regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker’s premier 1GW data center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a clear public warning to the U.S. that any damage inflicted on Iran\u2019s power infrastructure will be met with decisive retaliation. Specifically, IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaghari threatened the \u201ccomplete and utter annihilation\u201d of U.S. and Israeli facilities. The \u2018hidden\u2019 $30 billion Stargate AI datacenter<\/a> in Abu Dhabi was singled out as a juicy target for Iranian destruction later in the video. The threats come on the heels of Iran reportedly delivering enough damage via rocket strikes to some Amazon AWS data centers that they have shut down<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iran leveling upThey released a video of threatening to strike 1GW Stargate AI datacenter in the UAE.The data center is hidden on Google maps they even shown that pic.twitter.com\/LuOGIp3BVjApril 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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Above, you can see and hear Zolfaghari make the headlining threats against U.S. action in Iran. \u201cShould the USA proceed with its threats concerning Iran\u2019s power plant facilities the following retaliatory measures shall be promptly enacted,\u201d declares the military spokesperson. \u201cAll power plants, energy infrastructure, and information and communications technology of the Zionist regime, and all similar companies within the region that have American shareholders shall face complete and utter annihilation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After the remarks from Zolfaghari, the video switches to a shot of the Earth from space, which zooms into Abu Dhabi on Google Maps. A zone not far from the coast is then centered on, showing an apparently \u2018empty\u2019 area of desert. However, a message is overlaid on this bleak view, stating \u201cNothing stays hidden to our sight, though hidden by Google.\u201d The video then switches to a \u2018night vision\u2019 view of the same area of the map with the full extent of the Stargate AI datacenter in Abu Dhabi clear to see.<\/p>\n

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One might query why Iran hasn\u2019t already struck targets like the Stargate AI data center during the last month of hostilities if it were at all possible. It has already inflicted enough damage to disrupt operations at some Amazon AWS data centers<\/a>. Perhaps these were just \u2018lucky\u2019 shots that managed to get through defenses deployed in the Gulf States. Moreover, Iran has made similar threats against Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google, and 14 other U.S. tech companies <\/a>over recent weeks.<\/p>\n

With neither side looking like it will cool down the rhetoric and throttle back on the use of force<\/a> right now, we might actually find out whether Iran can mount a devastating attack on U.S. business-related data centers or not. There will be lives at stake, of course, people are working at these facilities, so it isn\u2019t all about the $30 billion that has been sunk into these huge projects in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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