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title: "Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/iran-and-china-create-first-of-their-kind-autonomous-a-i-influence-b09f691e
published: 2026-09-18T15:00:00.000Z
byline: "Source: VERIFIED-REPORTING"
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# Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

Source: VERIFIED-REPORTING · Published 2026-09-18 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/iran-and-china-create-first-of-their-kind-autonomous-a-i-influence-b09f691e

The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents.

In this story: [China](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/china)

## Sources

- [Read the original at VERIFIED-REPORTING](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/technology/iran-china-autonomous-ai-influence-campaigns.html)

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