tirsdag 7. april 2026

China using Iran as proxy lab for future AI warfare with US

China’s AI-driven intelligence support to Iran is turning the war into a deniable, data-driven proxy conflict in which battlefield advantage increasingly depends on information rather than force.

The Washington Post reported over the weekend that Chinese private technology firms are marketing AI-driven intelligence tools that claim to track and “expose” US military movements in the context of the Iran conflict, underscoring a growing US security concern despite China’s efforts to distance itself from the war.

Companies such as Hangzhou-based MizarVision and Jing’an Technology are using artificial intelligence to analyze open-source data, including satellite imagery, flight tracking and shipping information, to map US deployments in the Middle East, including pre-operational buildup.