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Iran war.

Critical · 100/100Waractive323,849 dispatches indexedlatest event Sep 24, 2026
83 sources·generated Jun 28, 2026·ICD 203?ICD 203 — Analytic TradecraftThe US Intelligence Community’s Intelligence Community Directive 203 standards: sourced claims, calibrated probability language, explicit confidence levels, alternative analysis. GeoMemo briefs follow this prompt.
Escalation
100
·Critical · /100
Events · 24h
1
▼-80 vs 7d avg
Fatalities · 7d
232
▼-152 vs prior 7d
Media divergence
—
·Divergence
Iran & Allies
Iran
Active support
US-Israel Coalition & Partners
United States
Active support
Other principal actors
IsraelRussiaUkraine
Escalation trajectory · 90 days · composite of event frequency × severity × geographic spread
62,278
total events across belligerents · 95 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 4
WAR CRIME2026-03-302026-05-162026-09-24
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Fatalities · 90 days · weekly
22,090
17,749 Iran & Allies · 4,341 US-Israel Coalition & Partners
Iran & AlliesUS-Israel Coalition & Partners
2026-03-302026-06-226,640
Source · casualties_daily aggregated by ISO week13 weeks
Market signal · Brent Crude
73.23
▼ 5.99% / 7dUSD
Strait of Hormuz chokepoint risk
Other watched market signals · 3 additional
USD/IRRUSDIRR
Iranian rial under sanctions pressure
GoldGC=F
Safe-haven demand on escalation
WTI CrudeCL=F
Global oil benchmark impact

Bottom Line

We assess with high confidence that the US-Iran war has entered a dangerous new escalation cycle, with both sides exchanging direct strikes in the Persian Gulf despite a fragile interim ceasefire signed less than two weeks ago. Iran's retaliatory drone and missile attacks on US-allied Bahrain and Kuwait on 28 June, combined with US strikes on ten Iranian military targets, indicate the ceasefire is likely collapsing and the probability of nuclear escalation remains at 0.90.

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Top 10
High-severity events
Severity-ranked events touching this conflict's belligerents · last 30 days
SeverityDateEventCountries
10.0Jun 27Russia-Ukraine warRU
10.0Jun 26Iran Leader AssassinatedIR
10.0Jun 26US-Israeli airstrikeIR
10.0Jun 26US airstrike on schoolIR
10.0Jun 25US-Israeli war on IranIR
10.0Jun 25Minab School AttackIR
10.0Jun 25Alleged War CrimeIR
10.0Jun 25US-Iran WarIR
10.0Jun 24US-Israeli strikes on IranIR
10.0Jun 24Joint Israel-U.S. attackIR
Top 10 shownFull dataset available via API · contact for access
Top 10
Strategic transfers
Arms, tech, and equipment flows where seller or buyer is a belligerent
DateFlowEquipmentTypeStatus
Jun 26US→USMythos 5critical tech transfercontracted
Jun 23US→Starlinktech transferdelivered
Jun 19UK→UAUkrainian-produced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)· qty 150000arms salecontracted
Jun 19DE→UAIRIS-T air defense systemarms saledelivered
Jun 19UK→UAair defense missiles and radar systems· qty 350arms salecontracted
Jun 19DE→UATermite unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs)joint venturecontracted
Jun 16US→USBlackbeard· qty 50arms salecontracted
Jun 12US→Fable 5critical tech transferannounced
Jun 12US→Fable 5 and Mythos 5critical tech transferannounced
Jun 12US→Fable 5 and Mythos 5critical tech transferannounced
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Top 10
Critical resource flows
Oil, lithium, semiconductors, rare-earth, and other strategic commodities
MineralCountryStageReservesGlobal %
Rhenium· Pebble ProjectUnited Statesmining—70.0%
Helium· Galactica-PegasusUnited Statesprocessing—40.0%
Indium phosphide optical componentsUnited Statesmanufacturing—40.0%
HeliumUnited Statesprocessing—40.0%
Helium· LaBargeUnited Statesprocessing—40.0%
PalladiumRussiamining—36.0%
Palladium· Arctic facilitiesRussiamining—36.0%
RutileUkrainemining—15.7%
Rare Earth Elements· Bear LodgeUnited Statesmining—11.0%
Rare Earth Elements· Mineral HillUnited Statesmining—11.0%
Top 10 shown · global share % = country’s share of worldwide production at this stageFull dataset via API · contact
Threat board
Linked Bayesian threats
Probability-tracked threats tied to Iran · 3 active
nuclear
Iran nuclear escalation
74%▼ 15.5pp
7-day Bayesian update
conflict
Middle East regional war expansion
72%▼ 12.3pp
7-day Bayesian update
conflict
Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
15%▼ 6.1pp
7-day Bayesian update
No dispatches indexed for this conflict in the last 30 days.
Methodology

This brief was drafted daily by Claude Opus/Haiku under an ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft prompt: bottom line up-front, calibrated probability language (“likely,” “highly likely”), explicit confidence levels, and alternative-analysis sections. Drawn from 83 dispatches across 28 publications, stored in our ingestion pipeline across strategic_events, intelligence_events, threat_assessments, and entity_relationships.

Event volume and casualty counts key off IR as the country anchor. Casualty figures above 100,000/day are filtered as extraction outliers pending manual review.

Sources· 83 dispatches· 28 publications
  1. 1.Mehr News Agency — Iran vows never to forget or forgive Leader’s assassination
  2. 2.Die Zeit — Armin Papperger: Sicherheitspanne bei Rheinmetall-Chef
  3. 3.To Vima — Φλέγεται ξανά ο Κόλπος: Χτυπήθηκε τάνκερ στα Στενά – Καταρρέει η εκεχειρία ΗΠΑ με Ιράν;
  4. 4.Hamshahri Online — صحنه عجیبی که خلبان جنگنده اف ۱۵ آمریکایی قبل از سقوط در آسمان ایران دید | عروس دریایی غول پیکر در آسمان! |‌ تله مرگبار پهپادهای ایرانی
  5. 5.Sydney Morning Herald - World — ‘He’s been humiliated’: Israel’s strongman faces re-election jitters
  6. 6.The Mirror — Stark cyber attacks warning as staggering volume of Network Rail hacks laid bare
  7. 7.Tehran Times — Documentary play “The Leader” to premiere during farewell ceremonies for Ayatollah Khamenei
  8. 8.GMA News Online / News — Iran's Revolutionary Guards say it targeted US positions in the region in response to attack
  9. 9.The Hindu — EU to refuse military-age Ukrainian men refugee protection
  10. 10.Hindustan Times — Names of 6 soldiers killed in action during Operation Sindoor made public for 1st time
  11. 11.Hindustan Times — ‘Lost one and only hope’: Family of Indian sailor killed in US strike seeks justice
  12. 12.Times of India — Iran’s biggest battle starts now: What lies ahead in the 60-day ceasefire window
  13. 13.The Independent — Israel releases classified documents detailing 1976 Entebbe raid to free more than 100 hostages
  14. 14.Die Zeit — Prozess: Spionageprozess um iranische Anschlagspläne
  15. 15.The Guardian — Afternoon Update: Socceroos advance at the World Cup; Karl Stefanovic departs Nine; and Trump’s embarrassing issue
  16. 16.Mehr News Agency — Iran rejects fake news of ban on slogans against US terrorism
  17. 17.Al Jazeera — Iran war day 121: Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait as US strikes near Hormuz
  18. 18.Hindustan Times — Govt says fallen Op Sindoor soldiers were honoured in 2025, issues clarification: ‘Paid homage at earliest opportunity'
  19. 19.Perfil — Malvinas: reconocimiento y falsedades
  20. 20.GMA News Online / News — Iran launches missile, drone strikes on US military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain
  21. 21.BBC — Yadda yarjejeniyar ibada a masallacin Qudus ke cikin barazana
  22. 22.Times of India — US-Israel-Lebanon deal: Hezbollah warns of 'civil war'; rejects 'disarmament'
  23. 23.La Jornada — Silvia Ribeiro: SpaceX, ni en la tierra ni en el cielo
  24. 24.Die Zeit — Die Lage im Überblick: USA melden erste Angriffe gegen Iran seit Rahmenabkommen
  25. 25.Mehr News Agency — Israeli forces kidnap 6 farmers in southern Lebanon
  26. 26.Washington Times — Washington Times forum puts maritime power, AI and China rivalry in the crosshairs
  27. 27.Tehran Times — The blood of Minab: America’s war on Iran and the world’s silence
  28. 28.Tehran Times — Europe's bloody hands revealed
  29. 29.Times of India — 120 against thousands: The incredible story of the Battle of Longewala
  30. 30.South China Morning Post — Iran strikes Bahrain, Kuwait amid US offensive, straining ceasefire
  31. 31.Al Jazeera — Iran war live: Air raid sirens in Bahrain, Kuwait as US bombs Sirik, Qeshm
  32. 32.The Hindu — U.S. and Iran trade strikes putting new strain on West Asia ceasefire
  33. 33.Times of India — 'Will be forced to militarily complete the job': Trump warns Iran after US strikes over 2nd ceasefire breach
  34. 34.The Hindu — Netanyahu says Israel to remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms
  35. 35.Al Jazeera — How is framework agreement with Lebanon viewed in Israel?
  36. 36.The Hindu — U.S., Iran trade strikes putting new strain on West Asia truce
  37. 37.South China Morning Post — Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?
  38. 38.Times of India — Netanyahu says Israel to remain in south Lebanon despite US-backed peace framework
  39. 39.The Mirror — Rachel Reeves says UK support helping Ukraine win on the battlefield and families rebuild lives
  40. 40.Gulf News — US strikes Iran as fragile ceasefire comes under strain
  41. 41.Saudi Gazette — US strikes Iranian targets after drone attack on cargo ship
  42. 42.The Hindu — How Trump’s posts on Iran zigzagged during the war
  43. 43.The Independent — Heathrow forecasts 1.1% fall in passenger numbers this year because of Iran war
  44. 44.The Independent — EU moves to prolong protection for Ukrainians but not new arrivals eligible for military service
  45. 45.The Independent — ‘Saddest day of my life’: Trump said immigrants were ‘eating pets.’ Now they’re bracing for deportation after ruling
  46. 46.Al Jazeera — Israeli drone attack kills young girl in Gaza ‘safe zone’
  47. 47.The Independent — Israeli forces kill Palestinian siblings in attack on Gaza tent camp
  48. 48.The Independent — Israeli drone strike kills Palestinian siblings in a Gaza tent camp
  49. 49.Al Jazeera — No school, living in a tent, but it’s exam time in Gaza
  50. 50.Al Jazeera — Can Europe’s historic cities survive a warming climate?
  51. 51.Times of India — ‘Speak up with moral clarity’: Rahul Gandhi targets govt, backs Sonia over Gaza op-ed
  52. 52.Al Jazeera — Could Israel’s coming election see an end to Netanyahu’s political career?
  53. 53.Tehran Times — Hezbollah foiled the Israeli project with Iranian support: Sheikh Naim Qassem
  54. 54.Mehr News Agency — Israeli occupation forces advance in southern Lebanese towns
  55. 55.Washington Times — German highways are buckling under extreme heat as Central Europe sizzles
  56. 56.Clarin — 71 efectivos, seis equipos caninos y 84.000 libras de equipo de rescate especializado: así opera el "USA 2", el equipo de búsqueda y rescate del condado de Los Ángeles enviado a Venezuela por el trágico terremoto
  57. 57.Times of India — Op Amistad: India deploys two C17s to quake-hit Venezuela with medical supplies, aid
  58. 58.Gulf News — Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington
  59. 59.The Hindu — Hezbollah chief says Israel must 'unconditionally' leave Lebanon
  60. 60.The Independent — Iran-US war live: Trump warns Iran ‘will ​no longer exist’ as Tehran strikes US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait
  61. 61.Die Zeit — Bundeswehr: Verteidigungspolitiker erwartet kein rasches Mandat für Hormus-Einsatz
  62. 62.Die Zeit — Iran-Krieg: Bahrain bestätigt Angriffe Irans
  63. 63.Gulf News — UAE, US deepen AI and technology partnership at Pax Silica Summit
  64. 64.Times of India — Russia deploys its most powerful nuclear warship near key Nato sea routes in the Arctic
  65. 65.IRNA — Iran attends at 9th China-Eurasia Expo
  66. 66.Mehr News Agency — Lebanon agreement risks civil war, benefits Israel
  67. 67.Mehr News Agency — Iran, Kazakhstan sign $25 mn transit deal
  68. 68.Mehr News Agency — Interference to delay reopening of strategic Hormuz Strait
  69. 69.Mehr News Agency — Ukraine hopes to get at least $154 billion from West
  70. 70.Perfil — La frágil proclamación de paz de Trump
  71. 71.Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News — Global recession and the end of the middle class: What ‘AI exuberance’ could do to the world
  72. 72.SOCIAL MEDIA via REUTERS - SOCIAL MEDIA — Iran ta kai sabon harin ramuwar gayya kan ƙasashen Kuwait da Bahrain
  73. 73.The Independent — Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war
  74. 74.The Independent — How Ukraine’s audacious drone campaign sparked a fuel crisis 3,500km behind enemy lines
  75. 75.The Independent — ‘Trump wasn’t victorious – it was a major defeat’: protestors inside Iran speak out
  76. 76.National Post — Opinion: As U.S.-Iranian relations thaw, Ottawa must remember the Islamic regime is not our friend
  77. 77.The Hindu — Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait following U.S. strikes, threatens to end talks to end war
  78. 78.The Hindu — DGS withdraws restriction on the movement of Indian ships in the Strait of Hormuz
  79. 79.South China Morning Post — Steeper prices ahead after Qatar gas supply cut off, HK Electric tells customers
  80. 80.Times of India — 'Vigilant, lethal and ready': US conducts strikes on 10 Iranian military targets — video
  81. 81.To Vima — ΗΠΑ και Ιράν ανταλλάσσουν χτυπήματα και απειλές – Συναγερμός στη Μέση Ανατολή
  82. 82.The Age - World — Trump warns US might ‘militarily complete the job’ in Iran
  83. 83.Diario El Dia - — Se desmorona la tregua: EE UU e Irán se atacan y sube la tensión