Nvidia, Amazon, and Alphabet are among the major tech firms scrambling to ensure the safety of their employees in the Middle East following joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, which killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and resulted in retaliatory strikes. Nvidia temporarily closed its Dubai offices, with employees there working remotely. The company's CEO, Jensen Huang, stated that around 6,000 Nvidia employees based in Israel, including around 6% of its employees, were safe. The State Department warned that Americans should "depart now" from countries across the region due to "serious safety risks" and is working to secure military aircraft and charter flights to evacuate Americans from the region. The conflict has disrupted civilian life, internet access in Iran, flight routes, and energy shipments across the Gulf. Google employees have been stranded in Dubai after a sales conference, where most have left, but dozens remain stranded there. Amazon, which has been monitoring the situation closely, is also altering its operations in the region as it responds to the conflict.