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title: "UAE revises AI data centre plan after Iranian attacks"
description: "Most outlets reported that the UAE is reconsidering its AI data centre plans following Iranian attacks, citing sources. Aaj News added context about the scale of the project and the broader strategic rethink prompted by the Iran war, while The Express Tribune also noted the authorities are exploring ways to better protect the facilities from drone and missile attacks."
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# UAE revises AI data centre plan after Iranian attacks

world · updated 11 Sep 2026, 3:06 PM PKT · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the UAE is reconsidering its AI data centre plans following Iranian attacks, citing sources. Aaj News added context about the scale of the project and the broader strategic rethink prompted by the Iran war, while The Express Tribune also noted the authorities are exploring ways to better protect the facilities from drone and missile attacks.

## Same story from 2 outlets

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- **Aaj News (English)** — [UAE revises AI data center plan after Iranian attacks, sources say](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330471857/uae-revises-ai-data-center-plan-after-iranian-attacks-sources-say) · 11 Sep 2026, 3:06 PM PKT
  > The United Arab Emirates is quietly revising plans for a 5-gigawatt AI data centre project – one of the biggest outside the US – after the Iran ​war prompted a rethink of how and where critical infrastructure should be built, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Originally envisaged as a 10-square-mile (26-square-kilometer) campus in Abu Dhabi, the project will ‌now likely comprise...
- **The Express Tribune** — [UAE revises AI data centre plan after Iranian attacks, sources say](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2628742/uae-revises-ai-data-centre-plan-after-iranian-attacks-sources-say) · 11 Sep 2026, 10:59 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Authorities also considering ways to better protect the facilities from drone and missile attacks

2 articles from 2 outlets, 11 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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