Iraqi Shia militia "Harakat al-Nujaba" said the U.S. plot to disarm resistance forces and to undermine the will of the Iraqi people has failed.

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The Pentagon says restrictions on AI firm Anthropic remain in place and the company is still deemed a 'supply‑chain risk' by the Pentagon and the defense industrial base, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael posted on social media. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had said Anthropic had resolved long‑standing issues dating to the Trump administration and that relations with government had improved. Anthropic previously faced limits amid government concern its models could be misused to enhance cyberattack capabilities.