A Global Blackout, Then Bombs: Was the Google Outage Israel’s Secret First Strike on Iran?
Detailed Timeline: Outage and Military Strike (UTC) 17:51 UTC, June 12: The Google Cloud outage officially begins. Google first reports an "Identity and Access Management Service Issue," which cascades, affecting a vast number of global services. 18:19 UTC, June 12: Cloudflare, a major web performance and security company, acknowledges the issue and begins its own investigation, later confirming the problem originates with its reliance on Google Cloud infrastructure. 23:30 UTC, June 12: The initial wave of Israeli airstrikes, dubbed "Operation Rising Lion," begins.[ 1 ] The first explosions are reported in and around Tehran at approximately 3:00 AM local time (IRIST).[ 2 ][ 3 ] 23:54 UTC, June 12: A journalist based in Tehran reports hearing strikes at 3:24 AM local time, corroborating the initial reports. 00:18 UTC, June 13: Explosions are reported at the Natanz nuclear facility, a key target of the operation, at approximately 3:48 AM local time. 01:00 UTC...