The AI That Triggered a War: How Palantir and the IAEA Fueled Israel’s Strike on Iran
A $50M software built for counterinsurgency now steers nuclear diplomacy... and may have lit the fuse for a regional war.
On June 12, 2025, Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion,” a sweeping air campaign that bombed Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, scorched Esfahan, and attempted to breach the fortified Fordow bunker. Hundreds died—among them IRGC commander Hossein Salami, nuclear scientist Fereydoon Abbasi, and numerous civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called …
