Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, has filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon challenging a Trump administration decision to designate the company as a supply-chain risk, effectively banning federal agencies from using its AI technology (AP News, BBC). The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 92,000 jobs in February, adding economic pressure amid the ongoing energy crisis (multiple sources). A partial government shutdown has caused major security delays at U.S. airports (AP News).

Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader following the reported death of his father in U.S.-Israeli strikes (UAE sources). Croatia has reinstated military conscription with a focus on drone and cyberwarfare training amid rising European security concerns (international reports). Norway is investigating an explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo (international reports).