Entity

Iran

A major Middle Eastern state whose oil, nuclear program, and regional proxies keep it central to Gulf security.

As of 8 Nov 2026Last evidence 8 Nov 2026

What is happening now

  • US ‘defensive’ strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island: Latest developments as peace talks continue

    Reported event · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 3 claims · best-carried claim: 12 separate publishers

  • Ceasefire & peace talks: iran

    Registered event · reported 27 May 2026 to 8 Nov 2026 · claims are not yet placed under registered events

    Open event

  • US military carries out new targeted strikes on Iran as Tehran's leaders weigh mediator's proposals

    Reported claim · first reported 7 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

  • State Department Offers $20 Million Reward for Information on Iran Nuclear Program Trump Called ‘Obliterated’

    Reported claim · first reported 7 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 16 separate publishers

  • Israel Iran Conflict

    Registered event · reported 29 Mar 2026 to 6 Nov 2026 · claims are not yet placed under registered events

    Open event

All 12 events and claims involving Iran

What changed

  • Attention Fading: 255 mentions on 8 Nov 2026, against 401 on 18 Oct 2026 (-36%).
  • State Last recorded change: coverage state went from rising to steady on 8 Nov 2026 (1 change recorded since 2 Nov 2026).
  • Claims 2 claims first reported since 7 Nov 2026.
  • Market The cited market on “Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?” moved from 14% to 10% Yes since 24 Sept 2026 (the market’s own price).

How well we know this

15,871 documents · 627 publishers · 17% say something specific about it · last evidence 8 Nov 2026

  • Gap: 17% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
  • Gap: 3 receipts withheld: no source link (the same rule the topic record applies)

In this snapshot’s daily coverage:

Reported alongside Iran

Names most often reported alongside it; bigger circles and heavier lines mean more shared documents. A dashed circle has no page of its own yet.

TrumpOilIsraelHormuzMiddle EastUnited StatesSaudi ArabiaRussiaYemenChina

Story momentum

Fading

The word compares 255 mentions on 8 Nov 2026 with 401 on 18 Oct 2026 (-36%); a change of less than 8% either way reads Steady.

Daily mentions -22% from 24 Sept 2026 to 8 Nov 2026, between 204 and 641 a day

How often tracked coverage mentions Iran, day by day.

Market price, cited

10% Yes

priced 8 Nov 2026 · relation: named in the question

the market: 14% → 10% Yes (-4pts, from 24 Sept 2026 to 8 Nov 2026)

on “Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?”

The day’s closing price on this market, and how it moved. The number is the market’s own. Ask about Iran

“Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?”: the market's own price; the venue link is not stored with it

Coverage volume and market price are separate measures.

On the desk: Geopolitics Desk

For developers

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Events involving Iran

Most-reported first, then newest. Registered events come from the event record; reported events are groups of claims about one occurrence. Claims are grouped when they were first reported within 2 days of each other and either name at least 2 of the same people, places or things besides this one, or share at least 25% of their wording. Each claim keeps its own record.

  • US ‘defensive’ strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island: Latest developments as peace talks continue

    Reported event · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 3 claims · best-carried claim: 12 separate publishers

    Show the 3 individual claims
    • US ‘defensive’ strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island: Latest developments as peace talks continue · corroborated · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 12 separate publishers
    • The impact of the U.S. midterm elections on Trump’s Iran policy · corroborated · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 5 separate publishers
    • Trump calls Iran conflict a 'soft war,' insists US holds the cards ahead of midterm elections · corroborated · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 4 separate publishers

  • Ceasefire & peace talks: iran

    Registered event · reported 27 May 2026 to 8 Nov 2026 · claims are not yet placed under registered events

    Open event

  • US military carries out new targeted strikes on Iran as Tehran's leaders weigh mediator's proposals

    Reported claim · first reported 7 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • State Department Offers $20 Million Reward for Information on Iran Nuclear Program Trump Called ‘Obliterated’

    Reported claim · first reported 7 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 16 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Israel Iran Conflict

    Registered event · reported 29 Mar 2026 to 6 Nov 2026 · claims are not yet placed under registered events

    Open event

  • Iran sent nuclear proposal to the US via Qatar, senior Iranian official tells Reuters

    Reported claim · first reported 5 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Say Two Oil Tankers Hit Mines, Catch Fire Near Strait Of Hormuz

    Reported claim · first reported 5 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 6 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Bank of England set to hike interest rates to tackle higher inflation caused by Iran war

    Reported claim · first reported 4 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • ‘Vast criminal network’: US sanctions Indian couple, linked firms over maritime fraud aiding Iran’s oil t

    Reported claim · first reported 4 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 11 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Iran's Foreign Minister says talks with Saudi Arabia are ongoing; Yemen fighting intensifies

    Reported claim · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 7 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Iran says Americans rejected Trump’s war as the world reacts to the midterms rout

    Reported claim · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 7 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Iran Says Hormuz Can Reopen in 2 Days as Khamenei Grants Negotiating Authority

    Reported claim · first reported 2 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 9 separate publishers

    corroborated

Walk the record from Iran

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Iran

Entity.

Evidence
15,871 documents · 627 separate publishers · a mention shows the name is in use, not that any claim about it is true
Standing
A name from our starting list; its record is kept up to date automatically from coverage
Time
first seen 13 Mar 2026, last seen 8 Nov 2026
Measured
17% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
As of
8 Nov 2026
26 links from here

Who it moves with: the 10 names are in the map above.

What is claimed about it (12)

  • Corroborated: Reported by three or more sources that did not copy each other.
  • Reported by two: Reported by two sources that did not copy each other.

Situations it is named in (4)

For machines: this record as JSON

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What the coverage says

Recent reporting that names Iran, newest first. Open any row to follow it to the original article.

Evidence tiers: primary source = an official public record · attributed = a named outlet, receipt linked · lead = observed, not yet receipted.

Other markets materially about Iran

Markets whose question is about Iran or names it as a party. Each row says how the market relates to Iran and why. Prices are the market’s own, cited with the venue.

1 more open market joined to Iran but not about it
  • 12.5% Yes

    “Mojtaba Khamenei seen in public by December 31?”

    Polymarket · priced 8 Nov 2026

    Relation: mentioned only in passing · the name does not appear as a word in the question; the record joined it another way · closes 31 Dec 2026

What it connects to

Related records.

Recorded history

  • 8 Nov 2026

    coverage state changed: rising to steady

    Previous state held since 22 Oct 2026

1 change recorded since 2 Nov 2026, newest first.

Ask about IranWatch Iran

Story momentum counts mentions in tracked coverage. Prices are the market’s own, cited with the venue. Informational only, not advice. As of 8 Nov 2026.