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Will the US strike targets on Iranian territory before the US midterm elections (10 Oct - 2 Nov 2026)?

errata now
6%
Base rate
6%
Crowd
—
Deadline
2 November 2026 · 24 days left
Opened
9 October 2026
Status
open

Criteria

YES if between 10 Oct and 2 Nov 2026 (UTC) US military forces strike targets on Iran's land territory or in Iran's territorial waters, as confirmed by the US government or two major wire services. Strikes on Iranian proxies outside Iran, on Iranian ships in international waters, interceptions of missiles or drones, and Israeli-only strikes do not count. Otherwise NO.

Probability over time

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0%2%5%8%10%9 Oct13 Oct17 Oct21 Oct25 Oct29 Octdeadline 2 Novbase rate 6%errata 9 October 2026: 6%errata 6%scale 0–10%

Method

base: reference class = the current Pakistan-brokered US-Iran ceasefire, ~180 days with no US strike on Iranian territory (strikes on tankers in Sep were at sea); 0 events in 0.5 years, +0.5 smoothing, 24 days. signals: LR 0.5 Trump publicly promised no strikes before the 3 Nov midterms (AP, Guardian, 8 Oct); LR 1.3 Pentagon reportedly told to prepare options; LR 1.3 near-nightly IRGC attacks on Hormuz shipping since 29 Sep.

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

Every update

DateProbabilityModelsReason
9 October 20266%Base rate 6% Signals 5%Opening: an explicit presidential promise with an electoral motive covers the whole window.

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