Conflict Gauge: Iran, W20, 10 May to 16 May

Archive edition, built October 2026 on the record as held. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Events recorded: 2,137, down 6% on the prior four-week median (2,268).

• Escalation days: 0.

• Busiest theatre: Israel, 743 events.

• Bab al-Mandab: 35.0 transits a day, against a median of 36.0 over the four weeks before. 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.

Using these figures

Edition 2026-W20, window 2026-05-10 to 2026-05-16, 7 days.

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