Pronóstico: Will the US officially declare war on Iran by 2026?

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Market context

The US is already fighting Iran militarily, but a **formal declaration of war by Congress** is a separate legal act and remains the key threshold for this market. That distinction matters because the current conflict has been driven by strikes, retaliation and ceasefire breakdowns rather than by the constitutional war-declaration process described in the market rules.[1][3][12]

Historically, the probability stays low because modern US wars have typically been authorised through AUMFs or executive action rather than an outright declaration of war. In this case, Congress has already shown interest in constraining the conflict: on 23 June, the Senate passed a measure requiring the administration either to end war operations or seek congressional consent to continue, which points to oversight pressure rather than momentum towards a formal declaration.[1] Comparable recent reporting also describes the US and Iran as locked in an escalating cycle of strikes, yet still short of any clear legislative move towards war declaration.[4][7][8]

Traders should watch for any White House request for congressional authorisation, emergency Hill votes, or a sharp widening of the conflict that forces lawmakers to act. The main catalysts are developments in the Strait of Hormuz, where US officials have warned of further escalation if Iranian attacks on shipping continue, and any collapse of the current ceasefire or interim understandings.[4][12][16] Reuters has also reported that Gulf states and Israel see the situation as increasingly likely to tip into military confrontation, but that is still not the same as Congress passing a declaration of war.[2]

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