Iran threatens to "annihilate" OpenAI-backed Stargate AI data center
Key summary
The IRGC threatened to strike the Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi if the US targets Iran's power infrastructure.
An IRGC spokesperson warned possible retaliation could mean annihilation of power plants, energy infrastructure, and IT/communications facilities belonging to Israel and companies with American shareholders.
A threat video shows Abu Dhabi on Google Maps, a night‑vision view revealing the Stargate data center, and the message: “Nothing stays hidden to our sight, though hidden by Google.”
Stargate UAE was announced in May 2025 as the first international deployment of OpenAI's Stargate, with partners OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco, G42 and SoftBank.
Project plans include a 1GW AI cluster (first 200MW expected online in 2026), a 10‑square‑mile UAE‑US campus aiming for 5GW, Nvidia GB300 systems for phase one; IRGC named 18 US firms as potential targets, and some AWS sites and an Oracle building have since reported damage.
