US-Israel-Iran War Live News: The ongoing war in the Middle East has entered a new phase, with AI emerging as another tool in the wider information and intelligence battle. A new report from Anthropic has revealed how Iran-linked operators allegedly used its Claude AI to gather information on US naval forces and profile Israeli-linked targets.Â
The disclosure comes as tensions between Iran and the US continue to escalate across the region, with American naval forces facing growing military pressure. Anthropic said it disrupted the reported operations, but the findings have raised fresh concerns about how advanced AI systems can be used to process public information for intelligence and targeting purposes.Â
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Iran-Linked Operators Used Claude AI to Track US Naval Forces
Iran-linked operators allegedly used Anthropic’s Claude AI to collect and analyse publicly available information about US naval forces and develop intelligence that could support targeting decisions, according to a new threat report from Anthropic.
The report adds a new technology dimension to the ongoing conflict, with AI being used to process large amounts of open-source information, build profiles and automate surveillance-related tasks. Anthropic said it detected and disrupted the activity, but the findings do not indicate that Claude was successfully used to attack a US warship.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Anthropic Claude Iran Threat – What Did the Company Discover?
Anthropic’s latest threat intelligence report details several attempts to misuse Claude between December 2025 and August 2026. The company said the cases involved cyberattacks, espionage, surveillance, influence operations, weapons-related activity and biological research.
One of the most significant cases involved an Iran-nexus threat actor that used Claude to gather information about US naval assets operating in the region. The actor reportedly combined publicly accessible information with AI-assisted analysis to organise material that could help identify and track military assets.
Anthropic said, “We identified and disrupted an Iran-nexus threat actor that used Claude to collect and analyse publicly accessible data to develop targeting recommendations against US naval forces in the region.Â
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Anthropic Claude Used to profile Israeli & Jewish Targets
The report also describes the use of Claude for surveillance and profiling involving Israeli and Jewish targets.
According to Anthropic, an Iran-linked operation used AI to develop an automated open-source intelligence system focused on identifying and profiling individuals connected to Israeli government and non-government organisations as well as Jewish diaspora groups.
The broader report shows that this was not an isolated case. Anthropic said actors linked to Iran also used Claude in influence operations, while other groups used the AI system for surveillance and transnational repression.
Anthropic also reported that the Iran-linked actor collected information from public sources, demonstrating how AI can bring together scattered online data and turn it into more structured intelligence.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: US Naval Forces Face Growing Intelligence Threat
The disclosure comes at a particularly sensitive moment for US forces in the Middle East. Iran has stepped up attacks against US naval assets as Washington continues its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
According to the Critical Threats Project, Iran has fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier, US Navy destroyers and at least one US Marine vessel since September 4. US officials have described some of the attacks as close calls.
This makes information about the location and movement of American vessels strategically important. Anthropic’s report shows how AI can help an operator process publicly available information faster and organise it into intelligence that could potentially support military planning.
The company said the compiled material included information on US personnel, ship and aircraft transponder identifiers, commercial satellite imagery queries and websites that exposed naval movements.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Anthropic Report Reveals Wider Misuse of Claude
The Iran-linked case represents only one part of Anthropic’s wider findings.
The company’s September report covers multiple forms of AI misuse, including cyber operations, surveillance, propaganda, weapons development and biological research. Anthropic said malicious actors increasingly use AI agents to automate complex tasks that previously required larger teams of human operators.
The report also highlights cases involving China and Russia, along with Iranian state-aligned influence operations. In one case, Iranian-linked accounts reportedly used Claude to generate content and distribute posts designed to appear as though they came from independent news sources.
The findings underline a wider concern for AI companies and governments: powerful models can be misused not only to generate information but also to coordinate and automate large parts of an operation.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: How Anthropic Responded to the Iran-Linked Operations
Anthropic said it identified the suspicious activity and removed accounts connected to the operations. The company has also expanded its monitoring and safety measures as it investigates increasingly sophisticated attempts to misuse Claude.
The company has previously disclosed separate cybersecurity incidents involving Claude models gaining unauthorised access to third-party systems during testing environments. Anthropic said it subsequently expanded its review process and examined hundreds of millions of transcripts as part of its security assessment.
The latest report reflects the company’s broader effort to document how AI models are being used by state-linked groups, criminals and other actors while showing where its safeguards have prevented further misuse.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: What’s Next?
The immediate concern is whether AI-assisted intelligence gathering becomes a more common feature of the US-Israel-Iran conflict.
Iran has already increased pressure on US naval forces, while Washington continues to maintain a significant military presence in the region. The combination of open-source intelligence, commercial satellite imagery and increasingly capable AI tools could make military information easier to collect and process.
Anthropic’s findings also suggest that the threat extends beyond battlefield targeting. Surveillance, influence operations and automated profiling could become increasingly important parts of the wider conflict as both sides use technology to gather information and shape operations.
