In a lengthy post on Truth Social on February 27, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to "immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology" following strong disagreements between the Department of Defense and the AI company. A few hours later, the US conducted a major air attack on Iran with the help of Anthropic's AI tools, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
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- US and Israeli forces killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over the weekend.
- Users bet at least $255 million over his killing and strikes in Iran on Kalshi and Polymarket.
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- Fighting between the US, Israel, and Iran is affecting vessels near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
- The UK has reported several vessels hit, and at least one tanker has been evacuated.
- Some major shipping companies are now avoiding the key oil route due to safety concerns.
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- The US and Israel conflict with Iran is demonstrating just how key air defenses are in modern war.
- Joint attacks suppressed Iran's capabilities while US and Israeli air defenses went to work fighting off counterstrikes.
- Other wars, like Ukraine, and threats like Russia and China, have also made
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- Israel shared video footage of it bombing two Iranian F-4 and F-5 aircraft as they were preparing to take off.
- The F-4 and F-5 jets are US-made and were sold to Iran prior to the 1979 revolution.
- Iran's air force is largely composed of aging or obsolete aircraft due to sanctions.
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