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US grants visas to Iran’s leaders; Claude AI helps build its own successor
9 minutes Posted Sep 18, 2026 at 11:46 am.
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The U.S. grants visas to Iran’s president and foreign minister for next week’s U.N. General Assembly, even as the two countries remain at war.
Plus, Trump-endorsed Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar criticizes his immigration crackdown, warning that Hispanic voters who backed him now “feel betrayed.”
And Anthropic says Claude is now leading roughly a quarter of its AI development work, putting AI to work building the next models.
These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.