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Did the US use Anthropic’s Cloud AI in Iran attacks despite Trump’s ban?

US Defense Forces Use Artificial Intelligence Developed by Anthropic Just Hours After Airstrike on Iran Donald Trump Directing federal agencies to stop working with the tech company, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The U.S. Defense Force has used Anthropic’s artificial intelligence in air strikes against Iran, despite President Trump’s directive to stop working with the company. (AFP)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an attack by the United States and Israel, and state media confirmed his death shortly after Trump announced the news. There were reports that his office in Tehran was attacked early Saturday. In response, Iran announced a 40-day mourning period and declared seven public holidays.

Trump praised the attack as a just act and urged Iranian forces to refrain from further action. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on the Iranian people to rise up against their regime. Meanwhile, the Revolutionary Guards have promised retaliation when the country begins the process of constitutional succession.

The importance of Anthropic’s Claude AI in the Iran attack

According to the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, the U.S. command used Anthropic Artificial intelligence for intelligence assessment, target identification and combat scenario simulation.

application Claude The report cited sources as saying that despite a serious deterioration in relations between humans and the Pentagon, the performance in such critical missions highlights the integration of the model into U.S. military operations.

Crowder has previously been authorized to deploy to classified military and intelligence operations through work with Palantir and Amazon Web Services. It was also used during the operation to arrest the then President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro earlier this year.

Also read: Iran announces 40 days of mourning after Khamenei’s death, popular photo of “Death to the United States and Israel”

What is Anthropic’s AI model?

According to the Wall Street Journal, Anthropic An AI model was used in a January raid in Caracas that led to Maduro’s arrest and his subsequent transfer to New York to face drug trafficking charges. Maduro and his wife were arrested in Caracas after U.S. defense forces bombed multiple locations.

Anthropic is part of a group of high-profile AI labs such as OpenAI, Google and xAI, which have received multi-year contracts from the Pentagon worth up to $200 million each to deliver advanced AI capabilities.

Also read: WATCH: Iranian state TV anchor breaks down as he announces Khamenei’s death on air, ‘Today the devil…’

Everything hinges on Trump’s order banning Anthropic technology

Last week, Trump directed all federal agencies to “immediately stop” using Anthropic’s technology, labeling the company a “left-wing nut job” and accusing it of endangering “American lives.”

He ordered the Pentagon to classify “humans” as a “supply chain risk” and begin a six-month phase-out of its systems across agencies, including what he called the “War Department.”

Tensions have grown in recent weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued an ultimatum to Anthropic to use its artificial intelligence tools without restrictions for any “legitimate” military application. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has publicly dismissed requests to remove safeguards for certain uses, viewing it as an ethical line that the company will not violate, even at the expense of government contracts.

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