Trader consensus on Polymarket prices low odds for Iranian military action against a Gulf state in the specified period, amid ongoing Israel-Iran shadow war but no direct provocations toward Riyadh or Abu Dhabi. Recent drivers include Iran's October 1 missile barrage on Israel—whose projectiles overflew regional airspace without incident—and Supreme Leader Khamenei's warnings to Gulf hosts of U.S. forces, offset by sustained Saudi-Iran détente via 2023 China-brokered deal. Proxy Houthi Red Sea attacks disrupt Gulf shipping but stop short of state-on-state conflict. Traders eye U.S. post-election policy under Trump and IAEA Iran nuclear reports in November as potential catalysts for escalation or restraint.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · UpdatedIran military action against a Gulf State on...?
Iran military action against a Gulf State on...?
$41,360 Vol.
March 20
97%
March 21
20%
March 22
95%
March 23
79%
March 24
78%
March 25
75%
March 26
75%
March 27
63%
March 28
76%
March 29
73%
March 30
72%
March 31
80%
$41,360 Vol.
March 20
97%
March 21
20%
March 22
95%
March 23
79%
March 24
78%
March 25
75%
March 26
75%
March 27
63%
March 28
76%
March 29
73%
March 30
72%
March 31
80%
Qualifying "Gulf States" are as follows: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Only military actions by Iranian forces explicitly claimed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, or confirmed to have originated from Iranian territory, will count toward the resolution of this market. Attacks by proxy forces (i.e. Hezbollah, Houthis, etc.) will not count toward the resolution of this market.
For the purposes of this market, a qualifying "military action" is defined as the use of aerial bombs, drones, or missiles (including cruise or ballistic missiles) launched by Iranian military forces that impact a gulf state's ground territory.
A strike on any area within the terrestrial territory of a listed gulf state counts.
Missiles or drones that are intercepted and surface-to-air missile strikes will not be sufficient for a "Yes" resolution, regardless of whether they land on a gulf state's territory or cause damage.
Actions such as artillery fire, small arms fire, FPV or ATGM strikes, ground incursions, naval shelling, cyberattacks, or other operations conducted by Iranian ground operatives will not qualify.
The primary solution resolution source will be official government/military statements (Iranian or foreign), multilateral bodies (UN, etc.), or a consensus of credible reporting from major international media and national broadcasters/newspapers.
If the date/time of a strike cannot be confirmed by a consensus of credible reporting by the end of the third calendar date after this market's end date, it will resolve to "No" regardless of whether a strike was later confirmed to have taken place.
Market Opened: Mar 17, 2026, 8:01 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...Trader consensus on Polymarket prices low odds for Iranian military action against a Gulf state in the specified period, amid ongoing Israel-Iran shadow war but no direct provocations toward Riyadh or Abu Dhabi. Recent drivers include Iran's October 1 missile barrage on Israel—whose projectiles overflew regional airspace without incident—and Supreme Leader Khamenei's warnings to Gulf hosts of U.S. forces, offset by sustained Saudi-Iran détente via 2023 China-brokered deal. Proxy Houthi Red Sea attacks disrupt Gulf shipping but stop short of state-on-state conflict. Traders eye U.S. post-election policy under Trump and IAEA Iran nuclear reports in November as potential catalysts for escalation or restraint.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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