# [WARNING] Reports: Iran and Proxies Hit U.S.-Linked Bases, AWS Site as Trump Halts Strikes *Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk* **Detected**: 2026-07-25T18:25:24.446Z (2h ago) **Tags**: UnitedStates, Iran, SaudiArabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Israel, StraitOfHormuz, Oil **Sources**: OSINT **Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/16400.md **Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries --- **Summary**: Satellite imagery and Iranian claims point to coordinated ballistic strikes on U.S.-linked targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, even as Trump ordered a pause in U.S. attacks on Iran on Friday around 17:20–17:30 UTC. The episode broadens the war to energy and cloud infrastructure and tests whether a fragile opening for Strait of Hormuz talks can survive sustained damage to U.S. regional assets. ## Detail Between roughly 17:18 and 18:02 UTC on 25 July, a cluster of reports signaled a decisive turn in the U.S.–Iran confrontation: kinetic strikes are now confirmed against U.S.-linked military and commercial infrastructure across Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, while President Trump has ordered at least a temporary halt to U.S. strikes on Iran amid negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Axios and multiple derivative feeds (Reports 1, 3, 4, 38, 70) state that Trump instructed the U.S. military on Friday to pause new attacks on Iran, ending a 13‑day streak of daily strikes. The decision coincides with Omani‑mediated talks in Tehran that are reportedly making progress toward a framework to reopen Hormuz. These are secondary but credible OSINT references to U.S. political sources; the exact duration of the pause remains unclear. At the same time, Tehran and aligned actors are not standing down. An IRGC spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi, told Tasnim (Report 34, ~18:01 UTC) that Iran’s 15 days of retaliatory strikes, from 8–22 July, inflicted ‘heavy damage’ on U.S. regional capabilities, citing hits on Patriot air defense and radar systems, C2 nodes, satellite communications, logistics hubs, fuel depots, missile sites, drone and fighter shelters, and specific platforms including F‑15s, a P‑8 and a C‑17. These are Iranian claims and likely inflated, but they outline Tehran’s target set and intent. Key claims now have independent geospatial backing. Sentinel‑2 satellite imagery (Report 72, 17:38 UTC) shows damage at an Amazon Web Services data center at Zallaq, Bahrain, consistent with Iranian footage of a missile impact and smoke plume recorded on 24 July. Separately, fresh satellite imagery of Muwaffaq al‑Salti Air Base in Jordan (Report 73, 17:32 UTC) indicates a direct hit on what appear to be flexible fuel tanks in an off‑map fuel farm, attributed to Iranian ballistic missiles. Both locations support U.S. and coalition operations. Concurrently, a Houthi ballistic missile is reported to have hit the Aramco Jazan refinery complex (Report 75, 18:00 UTC), with ‘multiple large columns of smoke’ rising from the direction of the industrial zone. This follows previous indications of Houthi intent to target Saudi energy infrastructure as part of the broader Iran–U.S. confrontation. Earlier OSINT (already alerted) framed this as a likely first successful strike on that facility. For people and industry, these developments expose U.S. service members and contractors at dispersed bases, Saudi refinery workers and local communities around Jazan, and commercial IT staff and customers relying on AWS’s Bahrain region. Even without mass casualties reported yet, the deliberate expansion of valid target categories to cloud data centers and off‑site fuel storage raises the risk envelope for civilian co‑located infrastructure and multinational corporations operating in the Gulf. Militarily, Iran is signalling the ability—and willingness—to reach beyond traditional battlefield targets: it is attacking the logistics, C2 and digital backbone of U.S. power projection in the region and global cloud services. The Jazan hit adds pressure on Saudi Arabia by threatening both refined-product output and its credibility as a secure energy hub. The U.S. pause in strikes may be tactical—intended to test Tehran’s responsiveness in talks and to avoid uncontrolled escalation—but Iran’s and the Houthis’ continued offensive actions mean escalation dominance is still contested. Markets face an uncomfortable mix of de‑escalation talk and real damage. Oil is likely to remain on a war premium: even limited impairment at Jazan can tighten regional refined-product supply and stoke concerns about follow‑on attacks on other Saudi or Emirati facilities. Insurance premia for Gulf energy and data infrastructure should rise, alongside reevaluation of business-continuity plans by hyperscale cloud providers and their clients. Defense equities, missile defense, and cyber/space situational awareness names may see renewed demand as investors price in longer‑duration confrontation. Currencies of energy importers are vulnerable to another oil spike if Hormuz talks fail or if further infrastructure is hit. Over the next 24–48 hours, watch for: (1) official U.S., Saudi, Jordanian and Bahraini confirmation or denial of the reported damage levels; (2) any public framework or leak out of the Oman‑mediated Hormuz talks; (3) whether the U.S. pause extends beyond a single day and if Israel adjusts its posture accordingly; (4) Aramco disclosures on Jazan operational status and export adjustments; and (5) overt Iranian or proxy threats to additional data centers, ports, or energy infrastructure. Any sign that Tehran links reopening Hormuz to acceptance of its expanded target set will be a red flag for both military planners and markets. **MARKET IMPACT ASSESSMENT:** Energy traders must weigh a temporary U.S. strike pause against hard evidence that Iran and aligned groups can hit U.S.-linked bases, Saudi refining capacity, and AWS cloud infrastructure. Brent and WTI are likely to stay bid with high intraday volatility on any sign talks on Hormuz stall or Aramco confirms production/export disruption. Refining margins and middle distillates should price in Jazan outage risk; regional equities (GCC, Israel) and U.S. defense names could see upside on conflict premium. Cloud and cybersecurity names may react to confirmation that hyperscale data centers are now overt kinetic targets; the dollar could benefit from safe‑haven flows if markets conclude that the pause is tactical, not de‑escalatory.