US-Iran Final Nuclear Deal by…?

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Market context

The underlying event is the June 2026 US-Iran written framework that opened a 60-day negotiating period, but it is *not* yet the kind of final nuclear instrument this market needs. Reuters reported that the memorandum was to be signed in Switzerland and that the nuclear file was left for later talks, while subsequent coverage said inspectors’ access and sanctions relief were still being worked through rather than fully settled.[10][9]

For context, this market should be read against a pattern of repeated partial advances followed by unresolved technical gaps. Earlier rounds in Geneva were described as “more productive” and showed “significant progress”, yet even then the two sides still needed follow-on sessions to bridge disputes over enrichment limits, stockpiles and verification.[3][11] That history matters because the current crowd-implied 0% YES suggests traders are leaning on the fact that previous talks produced frameworks and memoranda, not a mutually signed final deal within a defined deadline.[14][5]

The main catalyst now is whether the June roadmap turns into a formally adopted written deal before 31 August 2026, not whether talks continue. Watch for any new Reuters or AP reporting on a signature, cabinet-level approval, or a technical annex covering IAEA access, sanctions relief and the status of frozen assets; those are the remaining dependencies repeatedly flagged in recent coverage.[8][13][4] If no fresh signing announcement lands, the market is likely to keep treating the June instrument as an interim step rather than a qualifying final deal.[2][1]

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Methodology

Political prediction markets differ structurally from sports betting: thinner liquidity, longer settlement windows, higher sensitivity to single news events. This page shows the live Polymarket quote for US-Iran Final Nuclear Deal by…? plus platform attributes for the three reference venues, so you can see at a glance where the deepest market for this question sits.

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