US announces end of Iranian blockade by 2026?

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Market context

Polymarket has this contract at **0% YES**, which implies the market is treating a fresh US announcement lifting or suspending the Iranian blockade as effectively absent. On Polymarket, that means traders are pricing the event through USDC on Polygon, with the outcome eventually resolved via the conditional token tied to whether an authorised US statement explicitly announces the blockade’s end before 31 August 2026.

That low price matters because the blockade has already been both lifted and then restored in recent weeks. Reuters reported in mid-June that Trump said the US blockade would end as part of a preliminary deal, and AP later reported the US reimposed the blockade on 14 July after attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and stalled talks.[7][15] In other words, the relevant precedent is not whether the US has ever lifted it, but whether the White House, Pentagon or CENTCOM will make a new, official termination announcement before expiry; a past reversal shows how quickly the status can change.[1][5]

For traders, the main catalysts are formal readouts from the White House, CENTCOM, or the State Department, plus any signing ceremony or ceasefire timetable that could include maritime terms. Reuters, BBC and Bloomberg all tied the June lift to an interim peace framework and a 60-day negotiating window, so any extension, collapse or renewed escalation in the Hormuz corridor could move this contract sharply.[6][7][5] The practical read is that the market will only pay if there is clear official wording on lifting, termination or suspension, not just comments that shipping is “open” or that talks are progressing.[1][13]

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Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Polymarket Alternative UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

FAQ

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How fast are USDC deposits?

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