Strait of Hormuz editorial map with country labels and illustrative ship tokens

Open-source / illustrative — not live intelligence, not a tracker. Illustrative tokens — not ship counts, not current positions, not an order of battle.

Day zero · Feb 28, 2026

Iran Tension Meter

86
Severe

Map educates geography; meter carries judgment. No VS scoreboard.

Editorial reading · not intelligence · see Method

Geography primer for the meter — not a live naval picture.

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A plain reading of where Iran-related tension stands — score set by an editor, not by an automated feed.

Current reading

Score 86 of 100
86
Severe
0–100

Since Feb 28, 2026

Relative to conflict start / day zero — not a forecast.

Editorial reading · not intelligence · see Method

Updated Sep 29, 2026 · 12:27 PM CT by editor
Editor’s note

Recent kinetic strikes

Since last update
-5

Score history since Feb 28, 2026

Hormuz crossings since Feb 28, 2026

Open-source / not live AIS. Same day-zero axis as score history — does not replace the event timeline. Y-axis = daily ship crossings.

Crossings / day · ticks 0 · 10 · 20

Event timeline

Newest first by default. What happened — then supporting sources. Factor icons name the kind of development (not a second score). ↑ / ↓ = editor-set tension direction vs the prior reading.

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↑Sep 19

Iran says conditions to re-engage in talks, end war sent

Factors ·
Al Jazeera
↑Sep 19

Iran stages show of force during mobilisation campaign in Tehran

Factors ·
Al Jazeera
↑Sep 16

Hormuz crossings remain in single digits

Factors ·
Reuters
↑Sep 5

US hits Iranian tankers after IRGC warship fire

Factors ·
Fox News
↑Sep 1

Largest US-Iran exchange since July

Factors ·
Reuters
↑Aug 31

Iran strikes US bases in Jordan

Factors ·
Fox News
↑Aug 30

US strikes Larak launchers over mine threat

Factors ·
Reuters
↑Aug 18

Iran: Hormuz shut until MoU conditions met

Factors ·
Reuters
↑Aug 17

Sixty-day MoU expires; Trump rules out extension

Factors ·
Reuters
↓Jul 26

Iran halts strikes while US bombing pause holds

Factors ·
Reuters
↑Jul 14

Trump resumes Iran port blockade

Factors ·
Reuters