Entity

Iran

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

As of 26 Oct 2026Last evidence 26 Oct 2026

What is happening now

  • 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: 4 separate publishers

  • 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: 3 separate publishers

  • 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

  • U.S. oil rises above $100, Brent at five-month high as Iran says it’s prepared for warfare

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

All 13 events and claims involving Iran

What changed

  • Attention Rising: 534 mentions on 26 Oct 2026, against 359 on 5 Oct 2026 (+49%).
  • State Last recorded change: coverage state went from steady to rising on 22 Oct 2026 (5 changes recorded since 15 Oct 2026).
  • Claims 2 claims first reported since 25 Oct 2026.
  • Market The cited market on “Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?” moved from 16% to 18% Yes since 11 Sept 2026 (the market’s own price).

How well we know this

11,942 documents · 562 publishers · 16% contain a typed assertion · last evidence 26 Oct 2026

  • Gap: assertion coverage 0.163: about 84% of mentions carry no typed assertion
  • Gap: 4 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.

OilTrumpHormuzIsraelMiddle EastUnited StatesSaudi ArabiaRussiaYemen
  • Oil · 4,937 shared documents
  • Trump · 4,796 shared documents
  • Hormuz · 3,648 shared documents
  • Israel · 3,590 shared documents
  • Middle East · 3,453 shared documents
  • United States · 3,363 shared documents
  • Saudi Arabia · 3,148 shared documents
  • Russia · 2,629 shared documents
  • Yemen · 2,628 shared documents
  • UN · 1,789 shared documents · no page of its own yet

Story momentum

Rising

The word compares 534 mentions on 26 Oct 2026 with 359 on 5 Oct 2026 (+49%); a change of less than 8% either way reads Steady.

Daily mentions +40% from 11 Sept 2026 to 26 Oct 2026, between 204 and 534 a day

How often tracked coverage mentions Iran, day by day.

Market price, cited

18% Yes

Polymarket · priced 26 Oct 2026 · relation: named in the question

the market: 16% → 18% Yes (+2pts, from 11 Sept 2026 to 26 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

Coverage volume and market price are separate measures.

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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.

  • 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: 4 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • 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: 3 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • 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

  • U.S. oil rises above $100, Brent at five-month high as Iran says it’s prepared for warfare

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

    reported by two

  • 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

  • Gulf exports more oil than it did before Iran war despite surge in Hormuz attacks

    Reported claim · first reported 21 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • ‘Not a single gram’ of enriched uranium will be removed from Iran, says Iranian NSC Secretary | LOVE BLOG

    Reported claim · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 8 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Trump Says US Is Not Negotiating With Iran as Houthis Hit Saudi Airports

    Reported claim · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • The Iran War Has Dragged Saudi Arabia Back Into Its Yemen Nightmare

    Reported claim · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Two supertankers using unauthorised Hormuz route hit naval mines, IRGC says

    Reported claim · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Iran war latest: Hegseth 'meets Netanyahu' in unannounced Israel visit amid Iran war concerns

    Reported claim · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    reported by two

Walk the record from Iran

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Iran

Entity.

Evidence
11,942 documents · 562 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 26 Oct 2026
Measured
16% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
As of
26 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)

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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.

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

  • 15 Oct 2026

    coverage state changed: steady to rising

    Previous state held since 10 Oct 2026

5 changes recorded since 15 Oct 2026, newest first.

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Story momentum counts mentions in tracked coverage. Prices are the market’s own, cited with the venue. Informational only, not advice. As of 26 Oct 2026.