Showcase window 5: Oman and Iran

78 events joined Oman and Iran in August.

Al Jazeera reported a meeting on 25 Aug about a temporary shipping lane through Hormuz. In the record, 78 events named both states that month.

One meeting in that report; 78 events naming the two states on either side of Hormuz in the record for the same month.

Window: August 2026. Data as of 26 October 2026.

Shared events count records naming both states, whatever the relation; they measure contact, not agreement.

What the coverage showed

Al Jazeera (25 August 2026) reported one meeting of the two foreign ministers about a temporary shipping lane and joint mine clearing. Source.

How this figure is made

Measure: actor pairs: events naming both states, per month. Figures come from the published record: 84,776 events, 28 Feb to 13 Oct 2026. Methodology.

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