Polymarket odds fall on U.S.-Iran war resolution by 2026
Polymarket assigns low odds for a U.S. end to Iran naval blockade by Sept. 30 (17%), Oct. 31 (36%) and year-end 2026 (60%). It also pegs a nuclear deal at 3% by Oct. 31 and 11% by year-end.
Cryptocurrency punters don’t see a long-lasting agreement between the U.S. and Iran to end the ongoing war, even as reports say President Donald Trump is privately weighing a declaration that the conflict is over.
No Resolution in Sight? Polygon (CRYPTO: POL )-based Polymarket assigns only a 17% chance that the U.S. ends the naval blockade of Iran by Sept.
30, down from 80% a month ago.
Similarly, the probability of the blockade ending by Oct.
31 fell from 87% to 36%, while the chance of resolution by year-end 2026 dropped from 90% to 60%.
The probability of a final nuclear deal between the two countries also stayed low, at 3% by Oct.
31 and 11% by the end of the year.
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That said, the U.S. military still maintains a presence of about 50,000 troops in the region, ready to launch larger offensive operations if needed and to give Trump additional options.
U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers over the weekend, ending a month-long pause in hostilities.
In response, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted U.S. bases in Jordan.
The U.S. has accused Tehran of violating the June memorandum of understanding by attacking commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington also reimposed the naval blockade against Iranian ports.
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