Iran threatens to "annihilate" Stargate AI data center backed by OpenAI and Nvidia

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What just happened? Iran has issued a new threat against a US interest: the $30 billion Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard said it would hit the facility should the US carry out its promise to target the country's power infrastructure.

The IRGC released a video vowing retaliatory measures should the US attack its power facilities. Spokesperson Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaghari said the actions would entail "complete and utter annihilation" of power plants, energy infrastructure, and IT and communications facilities belonging to Israel and to companies with American shareholders.

The video shows a dramatic space shot that zooms in on Abu Dhabi on Google Maps. In a seemingly empty spot near the coast, a message states, "Nothing stays hidden to our sight, though hidden by Google." It then shows a night vision view revealing the Stargate AI data center.

We also see a photo of several CEOs whose companies are partners in the project, including Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, and Satya Nadella.

– Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) April 3, 2026

Announced in May 2025 as the first international deployment of OpenAI's Stargate platform, Abu Dhabi's Stargate UAE project brings together OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco, UAE's G42, and SoftBank for a 1GW AI cluster, with the first 200MW expected to come online in 2026.

That initial buildout sits inside a much larger UAE-US AI campus planned to span 10 square miles and eventually reach 5GW, which would make it one of the biggest AI data center developments anywhere. Nvidia's Grace Blackwell GB300 systems are slated for the first phase, and Reuters reported that 200MW of capacity could amount to roughly 100,000 Nvidia chips.

This isn't Iran's first threat against US interests in the Middle East. Last week, the IRGC warned it would target 18 US firms with facilities in the region for what it said was active participation in terrorist plots. The list included Nvidia, Intel, HP, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, Cisco, Oracle, IBM, Dell, Palantir, Tesla, and Boeing.

– RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) March 31, 2026

Since then, the only reported damage to US firms has been to some AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai, disrupting services in the area. It was also reported that the façade of a building used by Oracle in Dubai was slightly damaged by debris falling from an intercepted drone.

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Iran threatens to "annihilate" Stargate AI data center backed by OpenAI and Nvidia

 

[pnntmp]

This datacenter is currently under construction, not operational.
When it becomes operational, the lunatics in Iran will not be operational anymore.

 

[James321]

Meh, No loss.

Go for it !

 

[Endymio]

This datacenter is currently under construction, not operational.
When it becomes operational, the lunatics in Iran will not be operational anymore.

Iran's first response when attacked was not to defend itself, but to attack countless civilian facilities and ships from countries having nothing to do with the war.

This more than anything else shows the decision to unseat the Iranian regime was the right one.

 

[BuckarooBonzaii]

I always believed the wrath against Iran is just an appetizer. If it was full force you'll see the main course being served up. I wonder what the CIA is up to?

 

[Kashim]

Iran's first response when attacked was not to defend itself, but to attack countless civilian facilities and ships from countries having nothing to do with the war.

This more than anything else shows the decision to unseat the Iranian regime was the right one.

Yes, countries having nothing to do with the war... except for the fact that they all have American military bases on their soil that Americans use to attack Iran. So in your wonderful wisdom you would expect that Iran would let Americans attack them from their neighboring countries and do absolutely nothing in response. Right? It's so unfair that they would retaliate in such a way! Having only two options: closing the strait and attacking American interests in the region, how dare they do both of those things! It's unthinkable. No one could have foreseen any of this happening... oh wait.

Iran attacked countless civilian facilities? Oh yeah? And the US hasn't attacked any, right? Right? They didn't blow up a girl's only school and killed around 200 innocent children, right? I guess killing Iranian children doesn't matter to Americans, but we cannot lose even a single American life during this illegal war.

What was the reason again for starting the war? Depends on what day it is and who you ask, because there was no actual tangible reason. Trump insisting there was an imminent attack on America coming from Iran any day is just the most laughable *****ic thing anyone could come up with.

It was the right thing to unseat the Iranian regime you say? Ok, is there a more pliable regime to American interests now? Did Trump get to pick the new Supreme Leader just like he wanted? No? I didn't think so. Enjoy your $5/gallon gas buddy.

 

[Endymio]

Yes, countries having nothing to do with the war... except for the fact that they all have American military bases on their soil

Oops! Iran has attacked countless ships, including those from Angola, Malta, Palau and the Marshall Islands. You see Palau attacking Iran?

I won't even mention Iran targeting beauty parlors in the West Bank (four women dead), the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, or apartment buildings in Bahrain and UAE. The mere fact you attempt to justify these terror attacks speaks volumes.

And the US hasn't attacked any, right? Right? They didn't blow up a girl's only school and killed around 200 innocent children, right?

Keep exaggerating that fake figure; you'll have it at 20,000 next. And the entire reason that school was struck was Iran built a Revolutionary Guard HQ next to it, to use little girls as human shields.

What was the reason again for starting the war? Depends on what day it is and who you ask

You can't change reality by denying it. The war from the beginning was to destroy Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Iran could stop the war in 60 seconds if it wished -- or have prevented it altogether -- had they simply agreed to abandon their ambitions for nuclear-tipped ICBMs capable of striking the US and Europe.

 

[Kashim]

You can't change reality by denying it. The war from the beginning was to destroy Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Iran could stop the war in 60 seconds if it wished -- or have prevented it altogether -- had they simply agreed to abandon their ambitions for nuclear-tipped ICBMs capable of striking the US and Europe.

The fact that you keep trying to justify an ILLEGAL war speaks VOLUMES about your far right mentality.

The war was started to destroy Iran's nuclear missile program? You mean the one that Trump supposedly destroyed 8 months ago? You know, the one that would supposdely take DECADES to rebuild. That nuclear missile program? So you admit then that there was no "imminent" threat of attack coming from Iran. Thank you for clarifying the illegality of the war.

The rest of your response was just the typical Republican talking point nonsense and what-about-ism. No need to respond to this post, because I already know what you're going to say. Basically, the current administration can do no wrong; because you will simply point to a previous LIBERAL administration that has done much worse. It's the perfect response, because it works every time and can be applied to anything. You can justify any action and any war by simply pointing to a previous administration or whatever country you don't like and simply say they've done much worse.

PS. - Trump won't be able to TACO his way out of this mess. His usual toolbox of bluster, threats, ridicule, extortion, and ultimatums is not going to work here.

 

[Endymio]

The fact that you keep trying to justify an ILLEGAL war...

Nothing about the war was illegal. Please confine your remarks to reality.

The war was started to destroy Iran's nuclear missile program? You mean the one that Trump supposedly destroyed 8 months ago?

Why invent facts to support your wild claims? No one claimed Iran's missile program was destroyed. The statement was made that Iran's nuclear program -- specifically their ability to reprocess uranium -- had been largely decimated. And it was. The problem is that Iran still holds nearly 500kg of HEU; enough to make a dozen plus nuclear warheads.

Had Iran agreed to give that up during the failed talks before the war, they'd have never been attacked. The US even agreed to in exchange give them free nuclear fuel in perpetuity. They refused.

Basically, the current administration can do no wrong; because you will simply point to a previous LIBERAL administration that has done much worse.

I'm sorry the facts offend you so greatly. But when you make false statements like "Iran is only attacking nations hosting US military bases", you must expect to be corrected.

 

[mbrowne5061]

Nothing about the war was illegal. Please confine your remarks to reality.

Without congressional approval, that makes this an illegal war.

 

[toooooot]

I can clearly see the main Iranian problem in the last 2 decades.
For 2 decades, the rulers threatened to wipe out a neighbor, investing billions not
in infrastructure and the happiness of their people, but in weapons.
And now, when there is a huge opportunity to start fresh, to let their people live like dignified human beings, these lunatics would rather turn Iran into ruins than do it.
These people deserve the same fate Khamenei got.
And speaking of China that helped Iran stay afloat of these years, it deserves sanctions for aiding this evil. We really need to part with it because every billion they earn from us goes to sponsor another evil.

 

[umeng2002]

Without congressional approval, that makes this an illegal war.

Congress was briefed and they didn't object. Blame Congress itself for giving so much leeway to Presidents to conduct operations without formally declaring war.

 

[Endymio]

Without congressional approval, that makes this an illegal war.

Nonsense. Obama attacked seven different nations without Congressional approval, and even sent troops into a ground invasion of Syria (troops that remain in Syria to this day). No one complained it was "illegal" then. Obama even sought Congressional approval for his war in Syria -- but it was denied.

Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 -- and several AUMFs passed by Congress since -- the President has near-unlimited power to wage war against other nations ... as long as he doesn't formally declare it a "war". But then the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Iraqi War were never formally declared wars either, though each of them lasted years.

 

[netman]

"Iran threatens to "annihilate" Stargate AI data center backed by OpenAI and Nvidia"

Level it up... UAE deserve it 100%...!

 

[daffy duck]

Hard to blame them. They are no more reprehensible than the Chump regime.

 

[Endymio]

Hard to blame them. They are no more reprehensible than the Chump regime.

Tell that to the young Iranian girls gang-raped, then tortured to death for appearing in public without hijab ... or the 19-year wrestling champ who -- along with many others -- they publicly hanged in a town square for criticizing the regime:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/middleeast/tehran-sends-clear-warning-with-execution-of-protest-linked-men-analysts-say-latam-intl

Seriously, people who make these inane remarks should be forced to go and live in a place like Iran for a few months, so you can actually learn the difference.

 

[mbrowne5061]

Nonsense. Obama attacked seven different nations without Congressional approval, and even sent troops into a ground invasion of Syria (troops that remain in Syria to this day). No one complained it was "illegal" then. Obama even sought Congressional approval for his war in Syria -- but it was denied.

Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 -- and several AUMFs passed by Congress since -- the President has near-unlimited power to wage war against other nations ... as long as he doesn't formally declare it a "war". But then the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Iraqi War were never formally declared wars either, though each of them lasted years.

Those were illegal, too

 

[mbrowne5061]

Congress was briefed and they didn't object. Blame Congress itself for giving so much leeway to Presidents to conduct operations without formally declaring war.

I do blame congress, too, but failing to vote is not the same as voting in favor.

 

[Northy]

Congress was briefed and they didn't object. Blame Congress itself for giving so much leeway to Presidents to conduct operations without formally declaring war.

You're both way off the mark. Agreeing with your own country people does not make a war illegal or not under international law. The current Iran war is definitely illegal under international laws, the same ones the media loved parroting with "Russia's illegal war". They just don't frame it like that now the US and Israel are breaking those laws.

 

[Endymio]

The current Iran war is definitely illegal under international laws,

You couldn't possibly be more wrong. There are at least three separate legal justifications for the war under the UN Article 51, each of them independent and sufficient in themselves. To cite just one, the destruction of Israel has been an officially stated goal of Iran since the '79 Revolution, and Iran has through its proxies funded attacks on Israel on at least two dozen occasions since, such as the 2023 Oct 7 attacks, killing more than 1,200 civilians. That alone is justification for Israel -- and every one of its allies -- to respond with full force.

Seriously, you people get fed an idea and become like puppies given a chew toy. Why not think before responding? This war may be unsuccessful, it may be ill-advised, it might even ultimately be counterproductive -- but the very last thing it can be described as is "illegal".

 

[umeng2002]

You're both way off the mark. Agreeing with your own country people does not make a war illegal or not under international law. The current Iran war is definitely illegal under international laws, the same ones the media loved parroting with "Russia's illegal war". They just don't frame it like that now the US and Israel are breaking those laws.

International law has no meaning.

 

[Luay]

You couldn't possibly be more wrong. There are at least three separate legal justifications for the war under the UN Article 51, each of them independent and sufficient in themselves. To cite just one, the destruction of Israel has been an officially stated goal of Iran since the '79 Revolution, and Iran has through its proxies funded attacks on Israel on at least two dozen occasions since, such as the 2023 Oct 7 attacks, killing more than 1,200 civilians. That alone is justification for Israel -- and every one of its allies -- to respond with full force.

Seriously, you people get fed an idea and become like puppies given a chew toy. Why not think before responding? This war may be unsuccessful, it may be ill-advised, it might even ultimately be counterproductive -- but the very last thing it can be described as is "illegal".

I thought this was TechSpot, where we debate thermal paste application and whether 32GB of RAM is overkill, not propaganda with worse factchecking. WTF?

My guys, Steve! This guy is out here comparing civilian casualty stats like it's a high score in a game?

I'm complaining because his future descendants with normal chromosome counts (Should they decided the family tree needed a few more branches) might feel embarrassed.