{
  "dataset": "crisis-tracker",
  "slug": "hormuz-gulf-security",
  "title": "Strait of Hormuz security tracker",
  "shortTitle": "Hormuz and Gulf security",
  "description": "Monthly conflict pulse for Iran, Iraq and the six Gulf Cooperation Council littoral states around the Strait of Hormuz.",
  "overview": "This tracker uses a fixed eight-country boundary around the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. It provides country-level humanitarian conflict context; tanker traffic, maritime warnings and vessel disruptions remain separate live signals on the chokepoint pages and dashboard.",
  "coverage": [
    {
      "code": "IR",
      "name": "Iran"
    },
    {
      "code": "IQ",
      "name": "Iraq"
    },
    {
      "code": "SA",
      "name": "Saudi Arabia"
    },
    {
      "code": "QA",
      "name": "Qatar"
    },
    {
      "code": "KW",
      "name": "Kuwait"
    },
    {
      "code": "AE",
      "name": "United Arab Emirates"
    },
    {
      "code": "OM",
      "name": "Oman"
    },
    {
      "code": "BH",
      "name": "Bahrain"
    }
  ],
  "source": "shared/crawlable-crises.json",
  "license": "https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/terms",
  "maintainedPulse": {
    "state": "ready",
    "eventsTotal": 839,
    "fatalities": 90,
    "politicalViolenceEvents": 165,
    "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
    "asOf": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z",
    "missingCountries": [],
    "rows": [
      {
        "code": "BH",
        "name": "Bahrain",
        "events": 36,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 2,
        "demonstrations": 34,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "IR",
        "name": "Iran",
        "events": 518,
        "fatalities": 51,
        "political": 65,
        "demonstrations": 453,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "IQ",
        "name": "Iraq",
        "events": 257,
        "fatalities": 37,
        "political": 70,
        "demonstrations": 187,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "KW",
        "name": "Kuwait",
        "events": 4,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 4,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "OM",
        "name": "Oman",
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        "fatalities": 2,
        "political": 13,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "QA",
        "name": "Qatar",
        "events": 0,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 0,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "SA",
        "name": "Saudi Arabia",
        "events": 10,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 10,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "AE",
        "name": "United Arab Emirates",
        "events": 1,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 1,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-08T03:30:38.501Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}