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Iran War Watch

Tracking public reporting, escalation signals, regional proxy activity, strikes, air defense reports, and diplomatic/military posture connected to Iran and the wider Middle East theater.

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Iran War Live Map

Public event map with confidence-labeled markers, theater focus zones, timeline replay, and Story Lens links.

Latest Signals

Event Timeline

All theaters
Map Signalreported eventConfidence 68Esc 49

The Pentagon wants a 188 percent bump for missile procurement. Can industry deliver?

With $70.5 billion in the FY27 budget request for munitions, a handful of analysts said they expect the Pentagon to spread the funding over several years and to fuel multiyear buys.

Iran War Watch · regional public-source context
Map Signalreported eventConfidence 68Esc 49

Pentagon, FAA sign agreement on deploying anti-drone laser system near Mexico

The agreement came after the FAA conducted testing in New Mexico on the laser system used by the Pentagon and Homeland Security Department.

Iran War Watch · regional public-source context
Map Signalreported eventConfidence 68Esc 49

Crow urges US service members to 'follow the law' if ordered to carry out strikes on Iranian civilians

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Tuesday urged U.S. service members to “follow the law” if directed to strike Iranian civilians targets, after President Trump issued a dire threat to Iran earlier in the day. "Well,...

Iran War Watch · regional public-source context
Map Signalreported eventConfidence 73Esc 49

Maintaining blockade in Middle East poses logistical, legal questions for U.S. commander

About six weeks after the U.S. launched an air campaign aimed at destroying Iran's ballistic missile capabilities, naval power and defense industrial base, the Navy on Monday began a blockade to restrict vessels entering or...

Iran War Watch · regional public-source context
theater_statusConfidence 846 sources

Iran theater monitoring remains active

Live Intelligence is tracking public reporting, source corroboration, and escalation signals related to the Iran conflict theater.

Last seen 2026-05-17 13:02:38.895604
Nova Media Desk4 assets

Visual Evidence Queue

Nova is preparing public-source media, map, satellite, maritime, aviation, and official-context evidence for admin review before public placement.

Use media as context and corroboration. Do not publish unreviewed clips, private media, or exact live military positions.
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satellite signalConfidence 72
Thermal anomaly review zone near critical infrastructure

Use thermal detection as corroboration, not as a standalone strike confirmation.

maritime contextConfidence 61
Hormuz ship traffic context lane

Useful context source, not a high-trust confirmation source by itself.

order of battle contextConfidence 68
Carrier group public operating-area context

Always display as operating area / last public signal, never exact live military location.

maritime security contextConfidence 64
IRGCN fast-attack boat activity zone candidate

Show as a zone or pattern, not as precise individual craft tracking unless using verified public data.

Evidence LedgerConfidence 82Review-first

Iran War Evidence Ledger

Public evidence chain connecting source registry decisions, media review, Watchtower map layers, Story Lens context, and article packets.

Nova prepares evidence packets; Brandon/admin approves public use.
source matrix86controlled
Source Matrix

Official and watch-only lanes separate authoritative claims from reader-context maritime signals.

show source roles and confidence labels, not internal scoring mechanics
maritime context61watch only
Hormuz Maritime Context

Public ship-traffic context can support reader understanding of chokepoint disruption but should remain watch-only until corroborated.

map layer context with broad confidence labels, not exact operational conclusions
satellite fire72review ready
Satellite / Fire Review Lane

Thermal/fire detections should be used as anomaly signals that require cross-checking with public reporting and location context.

Watchtower layer + article evidence card after admin review
Source trail
U.S. Central Command
official regional command
95

official public statements and regional military context

UKMTO
official maritime advisory
93

shipping disruption advisories and Gulf/Red Sea maritime signals

Hormuz Ship Traffic Tracker
public maritime context
51

reader context only until validated against official or independent sources

Story Lens

Coverage Context

Nova links major Watchtower events to source confidence, coverage balance, and related Story Lens assessments.

Story Lens82 confidence

Iran Conflict Watch

Mock Nova assessment generated from local Story Lens cluster seed data.

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