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How Four AI Engines Responded to the Question 'When Will Trump Strike Iran'

Published February 26, 2026, 17:16
How Four AI Engines Responded to the Question 'When Will Trump Strike Iran'

An exercise to evaluate the response of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to pressing questions showed different approaches to predicting when Donald Trump would order an attack on Iran. The question was posed to four major AI platforms, with the aim of examining their resilience and not predicting a military action. The results showed that one model initially refused to answer, but later changed its stance, another created a 'calendar of diplomatic triggers' and ended up with a specific timeframe, while two gave specific dates from the outset. The geopolitical situation is given, with Trump giving Tehran a 10-15 day window for agreement. The Claude model initially refused to give a date, but later suggested a high-risk window between early to mid-March 2026, eventually settling on a specific weekend. Gemini identified an 'accurate window' between March 4th and 6th, 2026, based on diplomatic triggers. The exercise highlighted the different approaches of AIs in dealing with sensitive and pressing questions.