Kharg Island no longer under Iranian control by October 31?
Right now · Deadline: November 1, 2026
1%chance, according to the market
Backed by $31K traded in the last 24 hours — this is a price people are staking money on, not a forecast.
How the price has moved
On Oct 2 the market put this at 2%.
Oct 2now 1%
Every deadline so far
Polymarket re-lists this question at successive deadlines. Each row is one of them, with how it resolved.
- September 1, 2026Kharg Island no longer under Iranian control by August 31?No$5.9M
- October 1, 2026Kharg Island no longer under Iranian control by September 30?No$2.9M
- November 1, 2026CurrentKharg Island no longer under Iranian control by October 31?1%$1.0M
- January 1, 2027Kharg Island no longer under Iranian control by December 31?9%$859K
How this resolves
The rules below decide who gets paid. Read them before the price — most surprises are definitional, not predictive.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Kharg Island is no longer under Iranian control by October 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
“No longer under the control of Iran” means that Iran no longer exercises primary governmental or military control over Kharg Island, and another state, occupying force, or internationally backed authority has established control over the island.
Temporary raids, isolated landings, special operations, bombardment, sabotage, naval presence offshore, or temporary disruption of Iranian activity will not qualify on their own.
An announcement, threat, or claim that Iran has lost control will not qualify without actual control being established.
If control changes pursuant to a negotiated settlement, ceasefire term, surrender, or transfer agreement, this will qualify only once actual control has been established on the island.
If control over Kharg Island is contested, unclear, disputed, or not sufficiently established by the resolution date, this will not qualify, and the market will resolve to “No”.
The primary resolution source will be official statements from the relevant governments and militaries, along with a consensus of credible reporting.
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Trade this marketPrice as of 2026-10-22 22:44 UTC · Source: Polymarket