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Research
The databank is where new research is added. Below it: shipping transits through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, a 24-hour Yemen war timeline, the Islamabad Memorandum, and SNSC member stances on a US-Iran settlement.
Maritime intelligence
Hormuz & BAM Transits
Daily shipping figures for the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb. Free to view and free to download.
- Strait of Hormuz
- 86
- Bab al-Mandeb
- 86
U.S.-facilitated transits
Vessel transits
Conflict monitor
Yemen War
Rolling 24-hour timeline of reported developments — strikes, diplomacy, maritime incidents, and official statements.
- Last 24 hours
- 138 events
Iran desk
Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding
The 14-point US–Iran framework of 17 June 2026: the text, the three signatories, the failed April talks that preceded it, and the violations that ended it.
- 14 clauses, from the Lebanon ceasefire to a UN resolution
- Signed by Trump, Pezeshkian and Sharif
- Violations with a news source on each
Iran desk
SNSC Pro-Deal?
Member-by-member stances on Iran's Supreme National Security Council: who is bidding for a US-Iran deal, and who is not.
- 2 Pro-diplomacy
- 2 Dual-track
- 1 Neutral
- 6 Pro-conflict
- 1 Vacant