Conflict Gauge: Iran
The Iran war, measured every week.
Weekly and monthly data editions on what the record shows, and whether the data supports a claim. 13 theatres, read since 28 Feb 2026.
This week|W22, 24 to 30 May
2,297
events recorded, up 8% on the prior four-week median.
- 11 country theatres
- 2 water theatres and the chokepoints
- Also measured: Gaza and the West Bank, Syria, Turkey
Read every week since 28 Feb 2026, from reports in Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and English. Map: Natural Earth. Boundaries are shown for reference only.
This week on the record
Edition 2026-W22, 24 to 30 May, from its free digest
Events recorded
2,297
up 8% on the prior four-week median (2,125)
Escalation days
1
in the week
Busiest theatre
Israel
802 events
* How this figure is counted
Transits are the daily count of container ships, bulk carriers, general cargo ships, ro-ro ships and tankers, with no size threshold, tracked by satellite as they cross the chokepoint, each ship counted once per crossing (IMF PortWatch); Lloyd's List counts only cargo vessels over 10,000 dwt, so its figures differ.A showcase finding
Conflict Gauge: Iran|Gulf airspace
Gulf air traffic more than doubled in two weeks, then held.
The Persian Gulf averaged 602 aircraft a day in 1 to 14 Jun and 1,429 in 22 to 30 Jun, after the 17 Jun ceasefire. September averaged 1,535.
Aircraft data: adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0).