Vladimir Putin is intensifying his war effort in Ukraine by increasing the number of soldiers and relying on gigantic oil reserves in the Arctic, despite the challenges posed by losses and Western sanctions. (translated)
Iran’s cognitive warfare – when AI becomes the operating layer of state propaganda Iranian state-linked influence operators were not using artificial intelligence simply to write faster social-media posts. According to Anthropic’s September 2026 threat intelligence report, three separate operations connected to Iranian propaganda institutions were using Claude to help construct the machinery behind what the operators themselves called “soft war” and “cognitive warfare” – non-military efforts intended to shape public opinion inside Iran and abroad. Anthropic linked the activity to the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization (ICCO), which operates under Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance; the Islamic Propaganda Office of Khorasan Razavi; and the Bina Cultural Observatory, part of the Islamic Propaganda Organization. The company said each operation was run by someone working within or on behalf of the named institution. The attribution was based on a combination of account telemetry, institutional references disclosed during conversations, branded documents and open-source corroboration. Anthropic subsequently removed the accounts. AI as an operational headquarters The most significant feature of the operation was the role assigned to AI. Claude was used to develop campaign plans, doctrine manuals, coded project portfolios, persona systems, target databases, early-warning protocols, amplification schedules and ministerial planning documents. Anthropic described the model as the principal administrative and operational layer supporting the three campaigns, allowing relatively small groups of operators to create organisational structures and planning material that would otherwise have required a much larger staff. This distinction matters. The reported use of AI went considerably beyond content generation. Operators were using the model to help organise how influence activity should function: which audiences to target, which identities should deliver particular narratives, how official material should be repackaged and when amplification should take place. Human operators still determined objectives and supplied the underlying political doctrine; AI helped translate those decisions into an operational system. Anthropic found that all three operations explicitly connected their activity to Jihad al-Tabyin, often translated as “explanatory jihad”, a concept used within the Iranian state system to frame information activity as both a strategic and ideological responsibility. In internal planning material examined by the company, this doctrine was not merely rhetorical: it informed manuals and campaign structures used by the operators. ‘Not the narrator, but the director’ One sentence contained in the ICCO material captures the model particularly clearly. According to Anthropic, an operator described the role of Iranian cultural attachés as being “not to be the narrator, but the director” of the narrative. The distinction reveals the logic of attribution laundering. Instead of publishing an overt state message and asking foreign audiences to believe it, the operator attempts to create the appearance that the same narrative emerged independently from journalists, activists, foreign writers or ordinary citizens. Anthropic found that Claude was used specifically to make content appear to come from foreign authors or independent media organisations and to design hashtag campaigns that looked grassroots rather than centrally organised. The ICCO operation reportedly used the organisation’s international cultural network as part of this structure. Anthropic found ministerial-level documents carrying official ICCO branding, including a nine-part international influence portfolio. This makes the operation particularly significant because the infrastructure was not limited to anonymous social-media accounts; it intersected with formal state institutions and an existing network of cultural representation abroad. A multilingual content factory A second operation was associated with the Islamic Propaganda Office of Khorasan Razavi and what Anthropic described as a “cognitive warfare command room” operating from a seminary in Mashhad. Its organisers ran a multi-province content production system known internally as Manjanegh, or “Catapult”. According to Anthropic, dozens of activists were involved in repackaging publicly available reporting from Iranian security institutions under different personas so that the material no longer appeared directly connected to those institutions. The network used Claude to transform official government intelligence bulletins into customised material in Farsi, Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Spanish and English, while planning expansion into a total of 20 languages. Distribution extended across Iranian platforms such as Eitaa, Bale and Rubika and international services including X, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok and YouTube. Anthropic also documented paid amplification across more than 100 Iranian channels, including channels associated with IRGC narratives. The scale should nevertheless be interpreted carefully. Anthropic documented production infrastructure and some real-world dissemination, but it did not demonstrate that all planned campaigns were fully deployed or that they meaningfully changed public opinion. The company placed the operation in Category Three of its Breakout Scale, indicating multi-platform activity with content observed in external distribution channels, rather than evidence of strategic impact on entire populations. From security bulletins to apparently independent voices The Bina Cultural Observatory operation provides another example of the same architecture. Anthropic linked a director-level official at Bina to activity in which Claude generated messaging in the voice of an IRGC spokesperson. During the 2026 US–Israel–Iran war, the network also attributed false claims to Western institutions including CSIS, Brookings and RAND. The apparent objective was to make Iranian state-aligned claims look as though they had been independently validated by respected foreign research organisations. That technique is more sophisticated than simply publishing propaganda under a false name. It attempts to manufacture a chain of external validation: official information is transformed into apparently independent commentary, which can then be recirculated as evidence that outside observers have reached the same conclusion. Anthropic also found target databases naming international officials and Iranian opposition figures, as well as aggressive counter-narrative material directed against the Bahá’í community. These findings show that the infrastructure was designed not only for broad messaging but also for targeted influence activity against specific groups and individuals. What AI changed The Iranian operations described by Anthropic did not create a new doctrine of influence. Iran has used cultural institutions, official media, aligned organisations and covert or semi-covert online networks for years. What AI changed was the economics and organisational capacity of that model. A relatively small team could use the system to draft doctrine, create personas, translate material, structure target databases, produce campaign calendars and generate multiple versions of the same message for different audiences. The operator remained responsible for intent, political direction and selection of targets. AI reduced the amount of human labour required to turn those decisions into a functioning influence operation. The most revealing part of the case is therefore not that an Iranian propaganda network used a chatbot. It is that AI was being treated as part of the back office of information warfare – a system for converting state doctrine into apparently decentralised, multilingual and plausibly independent voices. Sources Anthropic — Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026 https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026 Iran International — Iran state-aligned accounts used Claude to push IRGC narratives https://www.iranintl.com/en/202609105561 BNE IntelliNews — Yemen missile cell used AI to write guidance software, Anthropic says https://new.intellinews.com/articles/yemen-missile-cell-used-ai-to-write-guidance-software-anthropic-says-467296 This is Beirut — Anthropic report details Iranian propaganda operations https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/news/politics/anthropic-report-details-iranian-propaganda-operations-and-yemen-missile-development-using-claude Anthropic report — PDF mirror https://static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2026/09/anthropic-detecting-and-countering-091026-1.pdf Keywords #DISINFORMED #Episode11 #Iran #IranianInfluence #IranianPropaganda #CognitiveWarfare #SoftWar #JihadAlTabyin #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #ForeignInterference #FIMI #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIPropaganda #GenerativeAI #ClaudeAI #Anthropic #SyntheticMedia #NarrativeManipulation #NarrativeLaundering #AttributionLaundering #PersonaNetworks #Astroturfing #SocialMediaManipulation #DigitalInfluence #StatePropaganda #IslamicCultureAndCommunicationsOrganization #ICCO #IslamicPropagandaOrganization #KhorasanRazavi #IRGC #MultilingualInfluence #Targeting #Amplification #OSINT #WRLD
The government presented its budget for 2027, including a freeze on housing assistance, enrollment fees for BTS, measures affecting pensions, and a goal of reducing the public deficit to 5% of GDP, while claiming a financial effort of 54 billion euros. (translated)
🎀 PINK OCTOBER 2026 | "ACT FOR LIFE" On the occasion of Pink October, a month dedicated to raising awareness and fighting breast cancer, a special thought was expressed at the opening of our work for women affected by this disease, those who continue their fight, and the families who support them. The fight against breast cancer is a major public health issue. It requires collective and sustainable mobilization around prevention, awareness, and early detection. This year's campaign, themed "Act for Life," invites us to strengthen our commitment and support those who work daily in this struggle, particularly the Senegalese League Against Cancer. Our institution reaffirms its commitment to contribute to awareness-raising efforts, promote early detection, and support initiatives in favor of the fight against breast cancer. On this occasion, we pay tribute to all those who have passed away and express our solidarity to all the women fighting against the disease, as well as to their families. Act, raise awareness, detect: together for life. 🎀 (translated)
The French government has presented a 2027 budget plan aimed at raising 43 billion euros through recovery measures, including freezing family allowances and personal housing aid, restrictions for students from affluent families, and significant budgetary efforts for retirees and civil servants. (translated)
The owner of FC Rouen, Tarkan Ser, is among the 450 Turkish officials 🇹🇷 under investigation for illegal betting. Let's see what the investigation results will say, but we can applaud the efforts of the judiciary to (finally) try to clean up the backstage of Turkish football. (translated)
Astonishment: the "budgetary efforts" (with a deficit of 150 billion) combined with the exploits of New France (with a negative IQ) struggle to reassure. It's incomprehensible. (translated)
I met Javier Milei! To all our followers, know that he thanks us for the cultural battle we are fighting in France! In addition to this handshake that obviously filled me with joy, here are the key points I take away from his speech in Paris: To reassure investors about the stability of Argentina, he explained at length his optimism for the presidential election in October 2027: "We have made the hardest effort before asking for the trust of voters next year. If we repeat the success of last year's legislative elections, we will pass in the first round. And finally have a majority in both chambers of Parliament. Imagine what we can do with a parliament on our side, given that we made the biggest reform in history with the entire state apparatus against us. Get ready. Because you are going to witness a dazzling miracle! We have fulfilled all our campaign promises by the mid-term. Now we are tackling the so-called 'impossible' reforms. We will not return to the economic shamanism worthy of the USSR of the Peronist left. Because 70% of Argentines have understood and do not want to go back. In 2023 we had a bunch of promises, today we have a bunch of facts, figures, and successes. We are prepared for all attempts at destabilization. Political and economic. We are very optimistic. We play better than them and we will win! The Argentines choose the path of prosperity and definitively abandon that of decay. If we win, interest rates will fall, capital will accumulate, and productivity will increase very quickly. This will lead to a huge rise in real wages, a drop in poverty, and the dream of a great Argentina will become more tangible every day. We will have the greatest growth in the West. We have firsthand experienced socialist collapse. Europe is following the same path today. Argentina is now going the other way, and those who invest there now will be the big winners. So come be part of this Argentine revolution and VIVA LA LIBERTAD CARAJO!" (translated)
"Pour y parvenir, l'effort reposera prioritairement sur la maîtrise de la dépense publique""Pour y parvenir, l'effort reposera prioritairement sur la maîtrise de la dépense publique", a fait savoir le ministre des Comptes publics, David Amiel. #Budget2027 #Fonctionnaires #Education
The 2027 finance bill presented by the government proposes a freeze on the index point for civil servants, tuition fees for non-scholarship students in technical degrees and preparatory classes, as well as an effort of 43 billion euros in new measures to achieve a deficit of 5%. (translated)
Saudi / UAE have killed over 400,000 Civilians in Yemen since 2015 with the unconditional support of Western Powers in the effort to make Yemen submit to the interests of Western Imperialism + Zionism. EU support for Saudi War Crimes exposes who they really are... https://t.co/dcw8G7IPQU #Yemen #WarCrimes #HumanRights #SA #AE #YE #EU
Céline Piques, spokesperson for the association Osez le féminisme !, expresses her determination to obtain the vote of a comprehensive law against sexist and sexual violence, while criticizing the government for its lack of budgetary efforts in this fight, leading to a protest planned in front of the National Assembly. (translated)
« Le réel nous rattrape »Après avoir promis mi-janvier un budget « offensif », avec un « effort » d'économies massif de 54 milliards d'euros (dont près de 45 milliards portant sur 2027), Sébastien Lecornu a évoqué mercredi un « budget de redressement », tirant la sonnette d'alarme sur la remontée du coût de la dette. #Budget2027 #DettePublique #ÉconomieFrançaise
Cristiano Ronaldo abruptly left the Portuguese national team gathering during the Nations League, despite the efforts of coach Jorge Jesus and the federation president to keep him at the airport. (translated)
Le ministre des Comptes publics David Amiel a indiqué que sur les 54 milliards d’euros d’effort budgétaire, 45 milliards seraient des « efforts nouveaux », les 54 milliards intégrant des mesures entamées en 2026. #Budget2027 #EconomieFrancaise #PolitiqueEconomique
Après avoir promis mi-janvier un budget « offensif », avec un « effort » d’économies massif de 54 milliards d’euros, le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu a évoqué mercredi un « budget de redressement ». #Budget2027 #EconomieFrancaise #PolitiqueEconomique
The French government will present its 2027 budget proposal, focused on savings efforts of 54 billion euros, while facing challenges such as a potential increase in tax levies and spending cuts, particularly for local authorities and retirees. (translated)
I had the pleasure of meeting the president of the Belgian federal Parliament, Mr. Peter De Roover, at the Parliament's headquarters in Brussels. Our important exchanges focused on several issues related to strengthening constructive dialogue in its various forms, as an essential peaceful instrument for addressing transnational international crises. We also emphasized the importance of preventive religious diplomacy carried out by the Muslim World League. We discussed the crucial role that the diversity of religious institutions around the world can play in defusing conflicts before they erupt, particularly those related to hate speech and the clash of civilizations. This role involves early awareness of the universal nature of difference and diversity, which should be addressed through dialogue, understanding, and collective action around shared values, in order to promote peace in the world and harmony within societies, while respecting everyone's right to live with dignity. I would like to express my deep gratitude for the commendations made by the president of the Parliament for our efforts on behalf of the Muslim World League and the Organization of Muslim Scholars. He praised, in this regard, the leading role played by the League in promoting understanding and mutual respect, fostering peaceful coexistence, and strengthening trust between societies. He described this presence as a concrete example of positive international pluralism and preventive diplomacy. I was also pleased that the president of the Parliament acknowledged the concrete nature of the international action we undertake on behalf of the League, as well as its institutional commitment, which goes beyond theoretical frameworks to establish real dialogue with leaders and communities around the world. The role of the League thus serves as a concrete model of contribution to building peace and promoting the values of coexistence, tolerance, and social cohesion. (translated)
Anyone still whining that we need more diplomacy with Russia, while the Russians respond to all diplomatic efforts by killing more Ukrainian civilians, is just helping spread the Kremlin’s propaganda. #Ukraine #Diplomacy #Kremlin #RU #UA
15 MAY 1948 🇮🇱 Israel declared independence. The armies of neighboring Arab states entered Palestine to fight the new state. They failed. Israel survived, and the Arab military effort ended in defeat and the 1949 armistice agreements. ARAB STATES ENTERED THE WAR. ARAB STATES https://t.co/Hp2trUdsNo #Israel #Independence #ArabStates #IL #PS #EG #JO #SY #IQ #DZ #MA #SA #KW #YE #LY #SD
