The US Department of Commerce issued a directive on June 12 ordering Anthropic to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models for all foreign nationals worldwide, marking the first time export controls have been applied to a commercially available AI model already in widespread use. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raised concerns about a potential jailbreak vulnerability in Fable 5, flagging a national security risk, and within 24 hours of those communications, the Commerce Department issued its directive. White House officials had reportedly urged Anthropic to address the issues voluntarily before the formal order, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has engaged in discussions with senior White House officials multiple times throughout 2026 on access restrictions and security designations. Over 100 cybersecurity professionals have called on the administration to rescind the restrictions, arguing cutting off allied nations weakens collective security while potentially strengthening adversaries. The directive affects all foreign nationals, locking out close US allies who had integrated the models into their cybersecurity operations and impacting Anthropic’s own foreign employee base. Amazon is a major investor in Anthropic and its primary cloud infrastructure provider through AWS.