US Military Reportedly Used Claude in Iran Strikes Despite Trump’s Ban

A news account states that U.S. forces employed Anthropic’s Claude AI for intelligence, targeting, and simulations during Operation Epic Fury on 28 February 2026, only hours after the administration labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk and ordered a cessation of its AI usage. The report highlights tensions between Anthropic’s prohibited-use policies (e.g., on autonomous weapons and domestic mass surveillance) and Pentagon operational demands, notes a multi-month timeline to replace Claude within classified infrastructure, and frames the episode as a precedent-setting clash over AI ethics, procurement, and national security policy.