{"id":192405,"date":"2026-03-03T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/anthropics-claude-ai-being-used-in-iran-war-by-u-s-military-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:45:15","slug":"anthropics-claude-ai-being-used-in-iran-war-by-u-s-military-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/anthropics-claude-ai-being-used-in-iran-war-by-u-s-military-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic&#8217;s Claude AI being used in Iran war by U.S. military, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/anthropic-claude-ai-iran-war-u-s\/\">Anthropic&#8217;s Claude AI being used in Iran war by U.S. military, sources say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/anthropic-claude-ai-iran-war-u-s\/\">https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/anthropic-claude-ai-iran-war-u-s\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-03 12:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cbsnews.com\">www.cbsnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>U.S. Military&#8217;s Use of Anthropic&#8217;s Claude AI Model:<\/strong> Sources familiar with the situation confirm that the U.S. military used Anthropic\u2019s AI model, Claude, over the weekend during an attack on Iran and continues to use it despite a government-wide ban on the technology.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Government-Wide Ban and Conflict:<\/strong> President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic\u2019s technology for six months following a dispute with the Pentagon. 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