US announces end of Iranian blockade by September 14, 2026?

ResolutionResolved NO

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NO payout100¢

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Signal endedSep 15

Forecast updated

Aug 27 forecast

Active U.S. enforcement continues while diplomacy remains conditional and unresolved, so an official end to the naval blockade by the deadline is unlikely.

Washington is still enforcing the blockade and increasing economic pressure, while the reported offer to lift it depends on Iranian concessions that Tehran has not accepted. Iran’s broader demands, the absence of direct talks, and unresolved corridor negotiations leave too little time for a definitive U.S. decision. The conditional proposal keeps an agreement possible, but it does not itself qualify and has not yet produced visible convergence.

Points to NO

Ongoing military enforcement makes a rapid policy reversal harder because Washington would need to move from active interdictions to an officially declared general suspension.
On August 24, CENTCOM said U.S. forces were enforcing the blockade and had redirected dozens of commercial vessels while allowing humanitarian traffic.
The absence of direct diplomacy narrows the path to an accepted bargain before the deadline because major disputes remain dependent on intermediaries.
On August 18, President Trump said no talks or conversations with Iran were taking place or scheduled.
The parties’ bargaining positions remain far apart, making rapid reciprocal implementation difficult even if indirect discussions continue.
On August 25, Iran’s reported terms included compensation, broad sanctions relief, frozen-asset releases, U.S. regional withdrawal, and wider ceasefire commitments.

Points to YES

A reported conditional U.S. offer provides a live route to ending the blockade if Iran accepts the requested security and shipping concessions quickly.
Reports published on August 25 and 26 said Washington had offered through intermediaries to terminate the blockade if Iran reopened Hormuz and halted proxy attacks.

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