As the world awaits Iran’s response to U.S. strikes on three nuclear sites, House officials have banned WhatsApp messaging on staffers devices to bolster security efforts.

The ban comes from the House’s office of Chief Administrative Officer in an alert to House staffers, Axios reported Monday.

The House has taken action on restricting other applications in the past amid threats and the use of artificial intelligence programs it deems risky, including DeepSeek, ByteDance, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT, according to the report.

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