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The Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the 2023 Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi, then in Tehran's Evin prison, for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran, echoing the "Woman - Life - Freedom" protests.

The United States (Operation Epic Fury) and Israel (Operation Roaring Lion) opened a joint air and missile campaign against Iran; President Trump said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, and Iran answered with missile and drone attacks on Israel and US bases across the Gulf.

On 7 March 2026 Iran's foreign minister said the United States attacked a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, affecting water supply to 30 villages; the US, Israel and the UAE denied it, and on 31 March an Iranian health official said the plant was out of service and could not be repaired in the short term.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said an Iranian drone struck and damaged a water desalination plant on the morning of 8 March 2026, a day after Iran accused the US of hitting a plant on Qeshm Island; the Electricity and Water Authority said water and power to residents were not affected.

Thirty-two IEA member nations agreed on 11 March 2026 to release 400 million barrels between them after Iranian attacks slowed tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The American share was 172 million barrels, the largest US release ever ordered, and Secretary Wright said it would take about 120 days to deliver.

After 40 days of US-Israeli strikes, the United States and Iran agreed to halt attacks for two weeks while Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, in a truce brokered by Pakistan; Israel said it did not cover Lebanon.

After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad ended without a deal, US Central Command began blockading ships entering or leaving Iranian ports at 10 a.m. ET on 13 April 2026, while saying ships not using Iranian ports would not be impeded.

President Trump signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles after the G7 summit, committing both sides to a final deal within 60 days, lifting the US naval blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz toll-free.

Three weeks after the Islamabad Memorandum, Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara that the ceasefire with Iran was 'over' after the two sides traded attacks, and threatened to reinstate the naval blockade and 'take over' Kharg Island.

Weekly Energy Department data published on 10 August 2026 put the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at 298.7 million barrels, down 6.1 million in a week and the lowest reading in the EIA series since January 1983. The stockpile had held about 415 million barrels before the Iran war began.

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks at the end of seven days, counted from the day after the US accepts terms taken from June's Islamabad memorandum. Washington has not accepted, so 3 October is the earliest the strait could open. Update, 2 October: Trump rejected the plan, so the strait will not open on that timetable.

Polymarket asks how long the fragile US-Iran ceasefire holds. On 20 September 2026 traders gave 97% that it survives September 20, 80% through September 30, and 46% through October 31, after a June memorandum stalled and Iran struck commercial vessels in July.

Polymarket asks whether the United States launches a qualifying air or missile strike on Iran by 11:59 PM ET on November 3, 2026. On November 2 traders priced 'Yes, the ceasefire holds' at 95.5%; by 03:30 UTC on November 3, after a reported US strike on Qeshm Island, the Yes price had fallen to 0.5%.