Amazon Web Services confirmed that several of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were damaged after drone strikes, disrupting service on several consumer apps in the region.
The new routes will take longer, and some shipping companies are adding a surcharge to compensate for the additional risk, as well as the extra fuel and labor.
The company, known for taking a stricter safety stance as it developed its artificial intelligence tools, said it failed to convince competitors to do the same.