Anthropic officially told by DOD that it's a supply chain risk even as Claude used in Iran

Key PointsThe Defense Department has officially informed Anthropic’s leadership that the company and its products have been designated a supply chain risk.The formal declaration will require defense vendors and contractors to certify that they don’t use Anthropic’s models in their work with the Pentagon.The DOD and Anthropic were unable to come to terms on how the company's AI technology could be used, specifically in relation to autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, Dec. 3, 2025.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe Department of Defense has officially informed Anthropic's leadership that the company and its products have been designated a supply chain risk, effective immediately, a senior department official said Thursday. "From the very beginning, this has been about one fundamental principle: the military being able to use technology for all lawful purposes," the official told CNBC. "The military will not allow a vendor to insert itself into the chain of command by restricting the lawful use of a critical capability and put our warfighters at risk."Anthropic is the only American company ever to be publicly named a supply chain risk, as the designation has traditionally been used against foreign adversaries. The label will require defense vendors and contractors to c...