April 1 (Reuters) - Amazon's ( AMZN ) cloud computing operation in Bahrain was damaged

after an Iranian strike, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar

with the matter.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said earlier in the day that civil defence teams were

extinguishing a fire at a company facility following what authorities described as an Iranian

attack.

* The ministry did not immediately provide details on the company involved, casualties or

the extent of damage.

* The report of the strike came a day after Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to target

U.S. companies in the Middle East, including Microsoft ( MSFT ), Google and Apple ( AAPL )

, in retaliation for attacks on Iran.

* Amazon ( AMZN ) did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment on the FT report.

* Last week, the e-commerce giant said its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain had been

"disrupted" amid the current conflict in the Middle East, marking the second time in a month

that its operations have been affected by the war.

* AWS is Amazon's ( AMZN ) cloud computing unit and critical for the operation of many well-known

websites and government operations, and the company's main profit driver.