PremiumAnalysisAnalysis byThomas L. FriedmanNew York Times·6 May, 2026 08:49 PM8 mins to readThomas L. Friedman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning US political commentator and authorAn anti-Trump billboard in Tehran's Valiasr Square on May 2, 2026. Photo / AFPYou’ve probably read a lot about how Iran has used cheap drones to close the Strait of Hormuz. Wait until you see how it can leverage large language models and their AI agents.

US President Donald Trump often falls back on poker metaphors. He told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine