# Iran Used American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warships

> Source: <https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/11/iran-used-american-ai-model-to-target-u-s-navy-warships/>
> Published: 2026-09-11 13:39:51+00:00

“Iran used American-developed artificial-intelligence models to try to target U.S. Navy ships in the Middle East, according to an Anthropic report warning of emerging national-security dangers,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “An Iranian-linked group compiled information from ship and aircraft transponders, military photographs and commercial satellite photos to track American warships and look for vulnerabilities […]