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Briefing: Oil, stock trading spikes before Trump's Iran remarks spark insider trading suspicions

Strategic angle: Unusual trading patterns raise questions about potential insider trading ahead of Trump's announcement on Iranian energy.

Editorial Staff · March 25, 2026 · 1 min read

Thousands of oil contracts traded 15 minutes before Trump's remarks.

Traders anticipated a drop in prices, leading to a surge in trading volume.

Concerns arise over the legality of trading activities prior to the announcement.