Mojtaba Khamenei seen in public by July 15?
🗂 Part of event: Mojtaba Khamenei public appearance by...? →The market is pricing a 0% chance that Mojtaba Khamenei will be seen in public by July 15, reflecting the fact that the deadline has already passed (as of July 26) and no authentic image or video of him has emerged since his father's funeral, despite intense speculation and media coverage.
📊 Base rate: For a newly appointed supreme leader of Iran, public appearances are typically frequent within the first month of succession, but the complete absence of any confirmed sighting for over two weeks post-funeral is historically unprecedented.
What's driving it
- • The market deadline of July 15 has passed, and no authentic image or video of Mojtaba Khamenei has been released, making a Yes resolution impossible (Polymarket, Jul 26).
- • Headlines from Reuters (Jul 9) and BBC (Jul 12) confirm that Mojtaba Khamenei was not seen at his father's funeral or in any subsequent public event, fueling speculation about his whereabouts.
- • The Washington Times (Jul 20) reported that his whereabouts remain unclear, with no new sightings or official confirmation of his location, reinforcing the No outcome.
The case for YES
- • If a previously unreleased authentic image or video from before July 15 were to surface now, it could theoretically resolve Yes, but the market rules require the material to be taken and released within the timeframe, which has already ended.
- • No credible evidence of a sighting within the window has been presented by any major news outlet, making a Yes resolution extremely unlikely.
The case for NO
- • The deadline of July 15 has passed without any confirmed public appearance, and the market has already resolved to No at 100% odds.
- • Multiple news reports (Reuters, Jul 9; CNN, Jul 11; France 24, Jul 10) highlight his absence from key events like his father's funeral, indicating a deliberate or enforced seclusion that extends past the market window.
- • The 7-day movement of -4 points toward No reflects the market's final adjustment as the deadline approached without any sighting.
What to watch
- • No future catalysts are relevant because the market has already resolved; however, any post-deadline confirmation of his location or status would not affect this market.
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How it resolves
Settled on-chain by UMA's optimistic oracle: once an outcome is clear, anyone can propose the result, which then enters a challenge window where it can be disputed with evidence before it finalizes.
⚖️ A proposed outcome can be disputed during a challenge window before it's final.
Resolution criteria
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, is photographed or videotaped between market creation and the listed date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". For this market to resolve to "Yes," the images or video must be taken and released within this market's timeframe. The images or video must be authentic. Archival material, previously recorded footage, reused images, digitally altered content, AI-generated media, staged reproductions, or any posthumous releases will not qualify. Digital appearances, including live broadcasts, will count for this market. The resolution source for this market will be the image/video of Mojtaba Khamenei, and a consensus of credible reporting as to whether it is real.
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