Iran: Satellite Monitoring & Event Situation
Track recent event signals and monitor Iran from space — geolocated events, the most active areas, and satellite imagery in one place. Free to browse on the Delta Watchfloor.
Quick answer — what Off-Nadir Delta is
You can monitor Iran from space on Off-Nadir Delta — viewing Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 optical imagery, tracking any area over time with anomaly detection, and overlaying geolocated event signals (from global news media) and active fires. In the past 7 days, 111 event signals were recorded in and around Iran, most in the maritime category.
Signals by category · last 7 days
- Maritime44
- Kinetic27
- Diplomacy11
- Other9
- Armed Conflict7
- Infrastructure5
- Protest5
- Aviation3
Recent developments
- Iran War reported to cause regional tensions and global economic disruption — Iran
- Attacks on Schools in Iran — Iran
- Iran preparing for major round of fighting with US — Iran
- Trump prepares major escalation of Iran war — USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Record Attacks on Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz — Oman
- Iran War: Iran Ups the Ante in the Persian Gulf — Iran
- IRGC targets multiple oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz — Iran
Most active areas
Event data powered by the GDELT Project. Figures cover the mapped region around Iran and update hourly. For situational awareness only — not for tracking or targeting individuals.
Why Analysts Watch Iran From Space
Iran is a classic denied-area monitoring problem: much of what analysts want to know — port loadings at Kharg Island, activity at industrial and nuclear-declared sites, naval movements in the Strait of Hormuz — is best observed from orbit. Drought and dust storms add an environmental layer.
Typical monitoring angles
- Tanker traffic at Kharg Island and through the Strait of Hormuz with SAR ship detection
- Change detection at industrial and infrastructure sites using Sentinel-2 time series
- Lake Urmia desiccation and dust-storm sources tracked in optical imagery
Monitor Iran From Space
Off-Nadir Delta lets you watch Iran without any GIS software. View Sentinel-1 SAR (all-weather, day or night) and Sentinel-2 optical imagery, draw any area to build a time series with anomaly detection, and overlay active fires.
The Delta Watchfloor adds the event layer: geolocated signals in and around Iran, ranked by severity, that you can connect to satellite imagery in one tip-and-cue workflow.
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