Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 30?

Polymarket prices are venue-implied. “Why it moved” uses snapshot deltas without a matched news attribution. Yes/No evidence lists are keyword heuristics on fused items — not resolution criteria.

Implied Yes

Snapshot Δ

-1.5¢

Volume

$1.7M

Snapshot path

11% → 9%range 9–11% · 40 pts

Why it moved

No significant attributed move in the recent snapshot window. Monitor catalysts below.

Heuristic

Evidence supporting Yes / No

Supports Yes (escalatory / affirmative cues)

Iran conflict to keep diesel supplies tight , oil majors warn
calcuttanews.net
Urgent call for military build - up in Australia backyard amid Chinese , Russian threats
sbs.com.au
Iraqi gov . denies reports of US aircraft landing at Ain al - Asad Air Base
presstv.co.uk
Military Book Review The War that Made the Middle East : World War One and the End of the Ottoman Empire
strategypage.com

Supports No (de-escalatory / negative cues)

Current catalysts

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Iran conflict to keep diesel supplies tight , oil majors warn

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Why it moved

Evidence supporting Yes / No

Supports Yes (escalatory / affirmative cues)

Supports No (de-escalatory / negative cues)

Current catalysts

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