Lest we forget:

Emily Galvin-Almanza reposted

Chris Murphy 🟧 -- @ChrisMurphyCT

"$1.5 BILLION. Let me say it again - a $1.5 BILLION BET.

Bigger than any futures purchases made at the time.

5 minutes before #Trump's post.

Who was it? Trump? A family member? A #WhiteHouse staffer?

This is corruption. Mind blowing corruption."

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unusual_whales -- @unusual_whales

"BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market.

In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold.

These orders were 4–6x larger than anything else at the time.

The trader seemingly made huge gains.

Unusual."

The Daily Beast Latest Articles | White House Confronted Over Huge Bets Made Minutes Before Trump’s Big War Move by Martha McHardy

Eduardo Munoz / REUTERSTraders placed nearly half a billion dollars in bets on falling oil prices just 15 minutes before President Trump’s announcement of “productive” talks with Iran sent prices tumbling.

“It’s hard to prove causality . . . but you have to wonder who would have been relatively aggressive at selling futures at that point, 15 minutes before Trump’s post,” one market strategist told the Financial Times of the transactions.

Roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate contracts traded between 6:49 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. on Monday, with unusually large bets in the oil futures market, worth roughly $580 million.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/traders-made-huge-bets-15-minutes-before-trumps-major-war-u-turn/

#whitehouse #trump #iran

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/tuesday-march-24-2026/

When you look at Iran and the Tangerine Napoleon and decide that hands down it’s Iran that’s telling the truth about peace talks … congratulations, you’ve officially stopped buying into the White House propaganda.

#iran #whitehouse #propaganda #oil #middleeast #war #Hegseth #trump #rumpswar #israel #MAGA #taco

Agenzia Nova: Iran: "Politico", Casa Bianca valuta presidente Parlamento Ghalibaf come futuro leader

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23 mar 22:58 - (Agenzia Nova) - The Trump administration is considering the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as... (Was)

#WhiteHouse #Parliament #Ghalibaf #AgenziaNova

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69c1b86e31d3c5.88224845/7187173/2026-03-23/iran-politico-casa-bianca-valuta-presidente-parlamento-ghalibaf-come-futuro-leader

Agenzia Nova: Iran: "Politico", Casa Bianca valuta presidente Parlamento Ghalibaf come futuro leader (2)

23 mar 22:58 - (Agenzia Nova) - Secondo una delle fonti, il presidente Donald Trump non intende colpire l'isola di Kharg, principale hub petrolifero... (Was)

Iran: "Politico", White House considering Parliament President Ghalibaf as future leader (2)

March 23, 22:58 - (Agenzia Nova) - According to a source, President Donald Trump does not intend to strike the Kharg island, the main oil hub...

#WhiteHouse #Parliament #Ghalibaf #AgenziaNova #DonaldTrump #Kharg

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69c1b86e31cb80.33513182/7187174/2026-03-23/iran-politico-casa-bianca-valuta-presidente-parlamento-ghalibaf-come-futuro-leader-2