Set aside: this claim can't be checked against events, so it is not scored.
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Iran will target and destroy data centers in the Middle East as part of its strategy against the US and Israel
What Jiang said
“We're already seeing this in the Middle East where Iran is targeting data centers in the Middle East and it's very easy to blow them up.”
Analysis
Data centers are physical infrastructure that are easy to sabotage and blow up. Iran is already targeting data centers in the Middle East as a way to strike at AI infrastructure and Western capabilities.
Status history
- 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)
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2026-09-25 ·
Pending → Unverifiable
(manual)
Not a forecast: in the 12 May 2026 lecture Jiang described Iranian strikes on Gulf data centers that were already under way (1 Mar and 2-3 Apr 2026), so there is nothing to score. · Source: Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center - Reuters (Sun, 01 Mar 2026)