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Will the US officially declare war on Iran by December 31, 2026?

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2%

Today’s odds

As of November 4, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 2%.

▼ 2 since the previous update. ▼ 1 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Aug 1Sep 19Oct 5Oct 19Nov 4Yes — Aug 1: 4%Yes — Nov 4: 2%2%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeNov 3TodayMove
Yes4%2%▼ 2
Full history table
DateYes
2026-11-042%
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2026-10-242%
2026-10-232%
2026-10-222%
2026-10-212%
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2026-10-192%
2026-10-182%
2026-10-172%
2026-10-162%
2026-10-152%
2026-10-142%
2026-10-133%
2026-10-123%
2026-10-113%
2026-10-103%
2026-10-093%
2026-10-083%
2026-10-073%
2026-10-063%
2026-10-053%
2026-10-043%
2026-10-033%
2026-10-023%
2026-10-013%
2026-09-303%
2026-09-293%
2026-09-283%
2026-09-273%
2026-09-262%
2026-09-252%
2026-09-243%
2026-09-233%
2026-09-223%
2026-09-213%
2026-09-192%
2026-09-183%
2026-09-173%
2026-09-163%
2026-09-152%
2026-09-142%
2026-09-132%
2026-09-122%
2026-09-112%
2026-09-102%
2026-09-092%
2026-09-043%
2026-09-033%
2026-09-023%
2026-09-014%
2026-08-014%

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Common questions

Will the US officially declare war on Iran by December 31, 2026 — what are the odds?
As of November 4, 2026, the market-consensus chance is 2%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will the US officially declare war on Iran by December 31, 2026 — have the odds gone up or down?
Down. Over the 60 days we tracked this question, the odds moved from 4% on August 1, 2026 to 2% on November 4, 2026 — a change of 2 points.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Will the US officially declare war on Iran by December 31, 2026” for 60 days, since August 1, 2026. As of November 4, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 2%. The chance for a yes has fallen from 4% to 2%, ranging between 2% and 5% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. This page updates every morning with the full daily history, free to download as JSON or CSV.

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