Entity

Iran

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

As of 28 Oct 2026Last evidence 28 Oct 2026

What is happening now

  • Saudi defence pact countries hold talks in Iran as Houthis launch more attacks

    Reported event · first reported 24 Oct 2026 to 26 Oct 2026 · 2 claims · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

  • UK charges 2 men in suspected Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford after US bombers pulled

    Reported claim · first reported 27 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

  • Saudi Arabia and allies Turkey, Pakistan travel to Iran for negotiations to end Houthi attacks, wider war

    Reported claim · first reported 26 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 10 separate publishers

  • Top officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, two sources say

    Reported claim · first reported 26 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

  • Pakistan reopens Iran border crossing after week-long suspension of trade

    Reported claim · first reported 25 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

All 12 events and claims involving Iran

What changed

  • Attention Rising: 450 mentions on 28 Oct 2026, against 403 on 7 Oct 2026 (+12%).
  • State Last recorded change: coverage state went from steady to rising on 22 Oct 2026 (4 changes recorded since 16 Oct 2026).
  • Claims 1 claim first reported since 27 Oct 2026.
  • Market The cited market on “Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?” moved from 16% to 18% Yes since 13 Sept 2026 (the market’s own price).

How well we know this

12,528 documents · 565 publishers · 17% contain a typed assertion · last evidence 28 Oct 2026

  • Gap: assertion coverage 0.165: about 84% of mentions carry no typed assertion
  • Gap: 5 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.

OilTrumpIsraelHormuzMiddle EastUnited StatesSaudi ArabiaYemenRussiaChina

Story momentum

Rising

The word compares 450 mentions on 28 Oct 2026 with 403 on 7 Oct 2026 (+12%); a change of less than 8% either way reads Steady.

Daily mentions +39% from 13 Sept 2026 to 28 Oct 2026, between 204 and 534 a day

How often tracked coverage mentions Iran, day by day.

Market price, cited

18% Yes

priced 28 Oct 2026 · relation: named in the question

the market: 16% → 18% Yes (+2pts, from 13 Sept 2026 to 28 Oct 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.

  • Saudi defence pact countries hold talks in Iran as Houthis launch more attacks

    Reported event · first reported 24 Oct 2026 to 26 Oct 2026 · 2 claims · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    Show the 2 individual claims
    • Saudi defence pact countries hold talks in Iran as Houthis launch more attacks · corroborated · first reported 24 Oct 2026 · 5 separate publishers
    • Tehran talks falter as Houthis escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia, Turkey advances defence pact · reported by two · first reported 26 Oct 2026 · 3 separate publishers

  • UK charges 2 men in suspected Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford after US bombers pulled

    Reported claim · first reported 27 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Saudi Arabia and allies Turkey, Pakistan travel to Iran for negotiations to end Houthi attacks, wider war

    Reported claim · first reported 26 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 10 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Top officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, two sources say

    Reported claim · first reported 26 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Pakistan reopens Iran border crossing after week-long suspension of trade

    Reported claim · first reported 25 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Iranian sailors seek urgent medical help as tankers remain stranded off Sri Lanka

    Reported claim · first reported 25 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Israel Iran Conflict

    Registered event · reported 29 Mar 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 · claims are not yet placed under registered events

    Open event

  • US could launch strikes on Iran this weekend, envoy warns

    Reported claim · first reported 23 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Iran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes, officials say

    Reported claim · first reported 23 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • US could end war on Iran now, but wants outcome to 'last for a long time', Trump says

    Reported claim · first reported 22 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 6 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Iran Says 7 Oil Tankers Hit In One Night In Strait Of Hormuz As Fears Of Return To War Grow

    Reported claim · first reported 22 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran

    Reported claim · first reported 22 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

    reported by two

Walk the record from Iran

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Iran

Entity.

Evidence
12,528 documents · 565 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 28 Oct 2026
Measured
17% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
As of
28 Oct 2026
24 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 (2)

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
  • 1.7% Yes

    “US announces end of Iranian blockade by October 31, 2026?”

    Polymarket · priced 28 Oct 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 Oct 2026

What it connects to

Related records.

Recorded history

  • 22 Oct 2026

    coverage state changed: steady to rising

    Previous state held since 21 Oct 2026

  • 21 Oct 2026

    coverage state changed: rising to steady

    Previous state held since 18 Oct 2026

  • 18 Oct 2026

    coverage state changed: steady to rising

    Previous state held since 16 Oct 2026

  • 16 Oct 2026

    coverage state changed: rising to steady

    Previous state held since 15 Oct 2026

4 changes recorded since 16 Oct 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 28 Oct 2026.