### [2026-06-17](/feed/2026/06/17/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# U.S. artificial intelligence chief Cameron Stanley says that the Grok chatbot was used to launch 2,000 missiles and munitions at Iran during the operation. 




### Sources:

1. [Middle East Eye](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-used-musks-grok-deploy-2000-munitions-during-iran-war)
2. [The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5928204-pentagon-musk-grok-chatbot-iran-strikes/)

### Changes:

1. Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley says that Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot was used to launch 2,000 missiles and munitions at Iran during Operation Epic Fury.  _2026-06-18 03:44:21 (First version)_
1. U.S. artificial intelligence chief Cameron Stanley says that the Grok chatbot was used to launch 2,000 missiles and munitions at Iran during the operation.  _(Current version)_

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