Part of: Iran closes its airspace by...?
Iran closes its airspace by May 21?
This prediction market asks whether Iran will initiate a major non-weather-related closure of its airspace by May 21, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET. The market covers broad commercial flight closures, cancellations, or suspensions across Iran or a major Iranian airspace region, and PolySpotter is tracking $2,000 in smart money activity across 1 signal.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if Iran initiates a major closure of its airspace, that is not solely due to weather conditions, by the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or suspension of commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from Iranian airspace or a major Iranian Airspace region. A qualifying closure must apply generally to flights across Iran or a major Iranian airspace region. Limited cancellations, delays, or other partial closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain flights pre-approved by the Iranian Civil Aviation Authority may be permitted). Any non-weather complete suspension of commercial arrivals and departures affecting at least two of the following airports will qualify: Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), Mehrabad Airport (THR), Mashhad International Airport (MHD), Shiraz International Airport (SYZ), or Isfahan International Airport (IFN). Qualifying previous examples include the January 2026 total closure of Iranian airspace except to international flights with express governmental permission (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-shuts-airspace-most-flights-flightradar24-says-2026-01-14/) and the April 2024 closure of Iran’s western airspace (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-airports-cancel-flights-until-monday-morning-2024-04-14/). Non-qualifying examples include the January 27, 2026 partial closure of Iranian airspace around the Strait of Hormuz (https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-issues-airspace-notice-for-military-drills-near-strait-of-hormuz/3812508) and the January 25 - April 25, 2026 VFR (Visual Flight Rules) flights suspension which did not broadly close commercial aviation in a qualifying region (https://www.intellinews.com/iran-suspends-general-aviation-and-vfr-flights-in-new-airspace-directive-421997/). Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Iran will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution. Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify. The primary resolution sources for this market will be official information from Iranian aviation authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.
50 smart money signals detected, totaling $282,421.
Categories: Politics, Geopolitics, U.S. x Iran, Iran
Notable Trades
New geopolitical whale
A very new wallet with repeated large flagged bets is taking a fresh Yes position in a geopolitical market while also positioning across related Iran markets.
- This wallet is only 3 days old but has already made 14 flagged large bets totaling $43.7k.
- It has $29.1k positioned across 2 related Iran markets, suggesting a broader geopolitical thesis.
- Entry at 8¢ is a high-upside long-shot bet if Iran broadly closes its airspace.
$2,000 on Yes
93% winner buying NO
Sharp wallet with a 93% resolved win rate and $920k lifetime profit is adding to a No thesis across related Iran airspace markets.
- This bettor wins 93% of resolved trades and is up $920k lifetime.
- They are a serial cross-market trader, with $94k positioned across 4 related markets in this event.
- Buying No at 87¢ suggests they see the airspace-closure risk as overpriced.
$1,680 on No | Wallet win rate: 93%
Repeat new wallet buying NO
A 12-day-old wallet with repeated large flagged activity and positive early P&L is buying No on a high-volume geopolitical market near deadline.
- This 12-day-old wallet has already placed 26 flagged bets totaling $118k.
- The wallet is up $12.4k so far, though only 2 bets have resolved.
- Buying No at 87¢ suggests a low-risk thesis that no major Iran airspace closure happens by the deadline.
$2,043 on No | Wallet win rate: 50%
Profitable cross-market bettor
Sharp profitable wallet with a 78% resolved-bet win rate is buying Yes and has built a broader cross-market position in the same event.
- This bettor wins 78% of resolved trades and is up $14.2K lifetime.
- They have put $9.6K across 3 related markets, suggesting a broader thesis.
- Entry at 14¢ follows a 7-point one-day move, but still offers high upside if their read is right.
$2,100 on Yes | Wallet win rate: 78%
Profitable cross-market bettor
Profitable 78% winner is building a cross-market Iran airspace thesis despite the trade moving against them so far.
- This bettor wins 78% of resolved trades and is up $14.2K lifetime.
- They have put $8.3K across 3 related markets, suggesting a broader thesis rather than a one-off bet.
- Entry at 15¢ implies they see a low-probability event as meaningfully underpriced.
$1,612 on Yes | Wallet win rate: 78%
Profitable cross-market bettor
Profitable wallet is expressing a broader Iran-event thesis across 3 related markets with nearly $49k total exposure, including a fresh $4k Buy No near expiry.
- This bettor is up about $35.7k lifetime across 134 resolved trades.
- They have nearly $49k positioned across 3 related Iran markets, suggesting a broader event thesis.
- This $4k entry buys No at 86¢ with the market close to resolution.
$4,000 on No | Wallet win rate: 54%
96% serial cross-market bettor
A highly successful serial cross-market bettor bought No on Iran airspace closure amid a major volume spike and positive short-term price movement.
- This bettor has won 96% of 840 resolved bets and is up about $34K lifetime.
- They are a serial cross-market trader, active across 54 events and $368K of similar positioning.
- Market activity spiked 65x versus normal, while No moved from 82¢ to 84¢ after their entry.
$4,100 on No | Wallet win rate: 96%
Serial event trader buying NO
Experienced cross-market trader with a 60% resolved win rate is taking a coordinated No view across four related Iran airspace markets, including this $3.6k buy at 81¢.
- This bettor has won 60% of 247 resolved trades and is slightly profitable across $1.16M invested.
- They have traded across 157 events, suggesting this is an experienced cross-market event bettor.
- They have put about $24k across 4 related markets, with this trade buying No at 81¢.
$3,584 on No | Wallet win rate: 60%
Profitable event-thesis trader
A profitable wallet is shifting bullish on Yes by selling No as part of a sizable cross-market Iran thesis, though this trade mainly closes a prior No position.
- This bettor is up $106k lifetime and has traded $64k across 6 related markets in this event.
- Sold No at 80¢, equivalent to buying Yes at 20¢, while Yes is already up 8.5% today.
- This appears to close a prior No position, so it is a thesis shift rather than a clean new entry.
$4,104 on Yes | Wallet win rate: 49%
New wallet scaling Yes
A 2-day-old repeat large bettor is buying Yes amid a 59x volume spike and related-market positioning, suggesting fresh conviction around geopolitical airspace risk.
- A 2-day-old wallet has triggered 13 large-bet alerts totaling $41.7K.
- The same wallet has $30K positioned across related markets, suggesting a broader thesis.
- Market volume is running 59x normal and Yes is up 7 points today.
$3,000 on Yes
Top Holders
- 0xcf60...47ce — Yes, $223,420 (50% win rate)
- 0xc0ff...9953 — No, $111,944 (64% win rate)
- 0x3915...faff — Yes, $83,856
- 0x2974...9c23 — No, $82,511 (95% win rate)
- 0x0042...321e — Yes, $68,377 (45% win rate)
- 0x3811...8f61 — Yes, $68,169 (17% win rate)
- 0x9648...6825 — Yes, $67,999 (69% win rate)
- 0xc312...5e62 — Yes, $55,990
- 0x96f9...1d08 — No, $52,883 (88% win rate)
- 0xc266...2f2f — Yes, $50,000 (33% win rate)
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