The US publicly announces the end of its naval blockade of Iran by November 15, 2026.

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Six frontier AI models put this at 6% by 16 Nov 2026. The market says 10%. Full reasoning from every model.

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6% — the median of 6 frontier models, resolving by 2026-11-16.

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Gemini (Google): 3% — Lifting a high-stakes naval blockade in under two weeks requires major diplomatic concessions that have not materialized. Only 11 days remain before the November 15 deadline, leaving virtually no runway for the diplomatic breakthrough needed to end it. US blockades and heavy maritime interdictions historically persist for months or years rather than dissolving abruptly mid-conflict. A rapid de-escalation announcement would require an immediate, verifiable Iranian nuclear or maritime agreement that is nowhere in sight.

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Claude (Anthropic): 6% — Short 12-day window with no signs of de-escalation talks or policy reversal from Trump administration. Only 11 days remain and no public negotiations or diplomatic breakthrough has been reported to trigger a reversal. Blockades tied to sanctions pressure campaigns rarely get lifted abruptly absent a major deal, and none appears imminent. A sudden Iran nuclear/sanctions deal or major diplomatic announcement before Nov 15 would be the main thing that could flip this.

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GPT (OpenAI): 14% — It turns chiefly on whether Tehran offers a near-term concession Washington can claim before the 15 November deadline. The White House and Pentagon can end or suspend it unilaterally, but only 11 days remain for a public reversal. Blockades imposed during acute crises usually persist beyond their first few weeks unless tied to a ceasefire or negotiated deal. A verified Iranian halt to the triggering conduct, or a mediated deal via Oman/Qatar, would sharply raise the odds.

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Grok (xAI): 7% — Turns on a sudden Iran-US deal producing an official lift announcement in 11 days. Trump or an authorized official must publicly end the July 13 blockade by 15 Nov; no talks or concessions are signaled as of 4 Nov. US-Iran naval restrictions historically last years (Tanker War, 2010s sanctions), not 11-day windows. Only an unannounced nuclear freeze or hostage swap would flip this; none is visible.

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DeepSeek (DeepSeek): 3% — Only a formal US announcement can resolve this, and no off-ramp is on the table with eleven days left. The blockade is four months old and the deadline gives only eleven days for a formal reversal announcement. Historically, US naval blockades and quasi-blockades (Cuba 1962, North Korea, Yemen 2024) have been unwound only after weeks of negotiation, never on an 11-day fuse… Nothing in the record shows Iran offering the concessions or the White House signaling a lift, and Iran's oil exports have been rerouted rather than stanched.

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Qwen (Alibaba): 6% — Blockades are coercive leverage; lifting one in 11 days without a visible deal framework is historically near-zero. Naval blockades are lifted only after concessions or deals; no public framework for US-Iran negotiations has emerged since July 13. Trump announced this as a pressure tool on Iranian oil customers; reversing it without a visible win contradicts his negotiation posture. Only 11 days remain; even if a deal were imminent, the announcement logistics and interagency sign-off make a surprise reversal unlikely.

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