ManifoldGeopoliticsUpdated 9m ago

Will there be a conflict in Iran after the U.S. midterm elections?”

As of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 PM ET, Manifold priced this market at 44.7% (little changed over 24 hours). It had Ṁ100 of order-book liquidity.

Market probability
44.7%
Little changed over 24 hours
95 days until the event deadline
Deadline: December 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM ET

Too little market data to assess this move — treat the probability with caution.

This venue reports too little volume or book data for this market to judge the trading behind the price.

How credible was the move?

Three separate questions — a move can be genuine while the latest price is still settling. Methodology →

Move validity

Is the move backed by real trading and depth?

Insufficient data

This venue reports too little volume or book data for this market to judge the trading behind the price.

Consensus stability

Has the market settled at the new probability?

Stable

The probability has held near its current level over the past several hours.

Contract clarity

Will the rules resolve without ambiguity?

High

The resolution rules are relatively specific, with a named source and a defined deadline.

Recent trade activity$65 traded

From the latest trade tape (most recent 200 prints) — a live activity sample, not a lifetime total.

What this market actually measures

This market resolves YES if a direct military conflict involving Iran occurs after the U.S. midterm elections (November 2026) and before December 31, 2026.

This summary shows the opening of the venue's official rules. ProbCast has not yet generated an independent plain-English interpretation for this contract — review the full rules before relying on it.

View full official resolution rules

This market resolves YES if a direct military conflict involving Iran occurs after the U.S. midterm elections (November 2026) and before December 31, 2026. Examples of YES resolution: U.S. or Israeli military strikes on Iranian territory Iranian military attack on U.S. forces Full-scale war declaration Examples of NO resolution: Diplomatic tensions only Sanctions Proxy conflicts without direct involvement

What could move this market next?

  • The market's deadline arrivesDecember 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM ET

    The contract must resolve based on what has happened by this date.

Derived from the contract's own mechanics as of Sep 27, 6:05 PM ET. ProbCast does not list scheduled meetings, announcements, or data releases it cannot verify.

Advanced analysis (experimental)

Research signals — these models are still accumulating the history needed for full validation, and they can disagree with the headline read. Model confidence: low · expected error ±21 pts.

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What's happening

low classifier confidence
Thin market

Thin book and/or wide spread. Small orders can move this price disproportionately, so any single print is noisy and easily overread.

  • Thin book and/or wide spread.

Read with caution —Read the latest price with caution; conditions make it an unreliable summary right now.

More details — reliability score, dynamics, durability
Reliability score
7Low
Where the price path tends to go next968 observed
  • Illiquid / quiet99%

Short-term motion of the price line (~1h), distinct from the environment above — not a prediction of the final outcome.

DurabilityHigh· half-life —
PredictabilityStable

Secondary read: leaning toward Stale price.

A read-only classification of the market environment — how much weight the current price deserves as a read of consensus. It describes conditions, never a trade.

Market data

24h volume

Ṁ0

Liquidity

Ṁ100

Total volume

Ṁ69.8

Category
Geopolitics
Venue
Manifold
Open interest
—
Current probability
44.7%
Resolves
Dec 31, 2026
Change (pts)1H0.06H0.024H0.07D0.0

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