Will the United States carry out acknowledged military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen by 30 November 2026?

errata now: 27%
Base rate: 11%
Crowd: —
Deadline: 30 November 2026 · 51 days left
Opened: 10 October 2026
Status: open

Criteria

YES if the US government (White House, Pentagon, CENTCOM) confirms US forces struck Houthi targets in Yemen between 11 Oct and 30 Nov 2026, or at least two major outlets report such US strikes as fact citing US officials. Intelligence, refuelling or support for Saudi strikes does not count. NO otherwise.

Probability over time

erratabase rate

Method

base: forecast calc rate, 2 US anti-Houthi campaigns in 3 years over 51 days = 0.11; signals: bayes x3 (Trump 'may') x1.3 (support already flowing); trend: judgement; ensemble ~0.27

Models are combined as a mean in log-odds; see How we forecast.

Every update

Date	Probability	Models	Reason
10 October 2026	27%	Base rate 11% Signals 30% Trend 25%	Trump said on 10 Oct the US 'may' join strikes after the Riyadh airport attacks; the US already gives intelligence and refuelling (Al-Monitor). No decision announced; pre-midterm caution.

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