Iran Warns UAE-Based US AI Center Is "Within Range" as Israel Updates Energy Infrastructure Targets

[Financial News]

The Islamic Republic of Iran has warned that it could strike a US artificial intelligence (AI) center in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The State of Israel, meanwhile, has updated its target list for strikes on Iranian energy and infrastructure facilities.
At a press conference on the 6th (local time), President Donald John Trump said that the Islamic Republic of Iran was engaging sincerely in negotiations. However, he warned that if no agreement was reached or if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened by 8 p.m. on the 7th (9 a.m. on the 8th, Korea time), US forces would devastate Iranian infrastructure with four hours of airstrikes. Tehran and Israel have now issued their responses to this warning.

According to Cable News Network (CNN), Tasnim News Agency reported on the 6th (local time) that a US "strategic" AI center in Abu Dhabi, built with the participation of OpenAI, Oracle and Nvidia, is "within range of Iranian missiles," suggesting it could be attacked.
The warning came after Sharif University of Technology in Tehran was hit in an airstrike earlier that morning.
Tasnim News Agency said that the university’s computer center and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) facilities were damaged in the strike. With this equipment destroyed, Iran’s AI capabilities appear to have been severely degraded.
Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran has designated the Abu Dhabi AI center as a strategic target. It argued that, given the destruction of Iran’s own AI facilities, striking this center would be legally justified.
Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Command in Tehran, had earlier warned that if Iranian infrastructure continued to come under attack, "the gates of hell will open for you as well."

Amid these developments, the State of Israel is updating its plans to strike infrastructure facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
CNN, citing two Israeli sources, reported that Israel has approved an updated list of targets for strikes on Iranian energy and infrastructure facilities. The plan is to carry out attacks if ceasefire talks collapse.
An official from the Israeli security authorities said, "Israel is waiting for Donald Trump’s next decision," but added, "We also have additional courses of action planned that we can take over the coming weeks once we receive US approval."
Another source said that Israel sees the chances of reaching an agreement as very low.
According to this source, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently conveyed his concerns about a tentative ceasefire agreement during discussions with President Donald Trump. He stressed that any ceasefire must be conditioned on Iran agreeing to relinquish all enriched uranium and to completely halt its enrichment activities.
The source added that during a phone call between the two leaders on the night of the 5th, they discussed not only ceasefire negotiations but also bilateral military cooperation regarding Iran.

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