Part of: Iran closes its airspace by...?
Will Iran close its airspace by August 31?
This Polymarket market asks whether Iran will initiate a major non-weather-related closure of its airspace between June 9, 2026 and August 31, 2026. PolySpotter is tracking $2,108 in smart money activity, with a recent signal showing an 87% winner buying No. The market resolves after the August 31 deadline, with final settlement expected on September 1, 2026 UTC.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if Iran initiates a major closure of its airspace, that is not solely due to weather conditions, between June 9, 2026, 3:00 PM ET and 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.
1 smart money signal detected, totaling $2,108.
Categories: Iran, Airspace, Middle East
Notable Trades
87% winner buying No
Sharp serial cross-market trader with an 87% resolved-bet win rate and nearly $488k lifetime profit bought No on an Iran airspace closure market.
- This bettor wins 87% of resolved trades and is up about $488k lifetime.
- They are a serial cross-market trader, active across 59 related markets with over $1.6M deployed.
- They bought No at 67¢, implying they see the market overpricing an Iran airspace closure.
$2,108 on No | Wallet win rate: 87%
Top Holders
- 0x01d1...12a4 — Yes, $9,760 (36% win rate)
- 0x7f9e...3a0e — No, $9,591 (87% win rate)
- 0xeb49...693e — No, $3,957 (74% win rate)
- 0x8a98...1b92 — No, $2,129 (53% win rate)
- 0xc8ab...6418 — Yes, $1,663 (47% win rate)
- 0xa9fe...f135 — Yes, $1,613 (64% win rate)
- 0x9592...a7b8 — Yes, $1,021 (93% win rate)
- 0xd6dd...98ee — Yes, $882
- 0x279c...2b82 — Yes, $847
- 0x9f66...3a50 — No, $757 (73% win rate)
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