Bahrain Air Defence: Bahrain says its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed several Iranian missiles and drones, warning residents to avoid suspicious debris and stressing the attacks targeted civilians and violate international humanitarian law. Cyber-Cloud Security: Iran’s IRGC claims it struck and destroyed Amazon Web Services’ “me-south-1” data centre near Zallaq, framing it as support for US military operations—raising fresh alarms for Gulf cloud and AI investment. Regional Escalation: The wider US-Iran conflict keeps widening, with reports of drone strikes hitting US-linked bases across Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, while officials trade threats and retaliation language. Nuclear Diplomacy Shock: The US says a Saudi civilian nuclear cooperation deal is now “off” unless Saudi Arabia normalizes ties with Israel via the Abraham Accords, adding a sudden political condition to a technical energy pact. AI & Gem Tech: Bahrain’s DANAT and MIT filed a joint AI patent application for pearl identification, using machine learning to improve classification and lab testing as the global pearl market gets harder to verify. US Trade Pressure: New US tariffs on 60 economies over forced-labour claims include Bahrain, with rates varying by country.