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  "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": 374,
    "fatalities": 89,
    "politicalViolenceEvents": 97,
    "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
    "asOf": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z",
    "missingCountries": [],
    "rows": [
      {
        "code": "BH",
        "name": "Bahrain",
        "events": 16,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 3,
        "demonstrations": 13,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "IR",
        "name": "Iran",
        "events": 242,
        "fatalities": 64,
        "political": 34,
        "demonstrations": 208,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "IQ",
        "name": "Iraq",
        "events": 73,
        "fatalities": 8,
        "political": 18,
        "demonstrations": 55,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "KW",
        "name": "Kuwait",
        "events": 1,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 0,
        "demonstrations": 1,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "OM",
        "name": "Oman",
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        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 20,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "QA",
        "name": "Qatar",
        "events": 0,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 0,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "SA",
        "name": "Saudi Arabia",
        "events": 21,
        "fatalities": 17,
        "political": 21,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      },
      {
        "code": "AE",
        "name": "United Arab Emirates",
        "events": 1,
        "fatalities": 0,
        "political": 1,
        "demonstrations": 0,
        "referencePeriod": "2026-10-01",
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T03:16:40.951Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}