A surge in betting on global oil markets just 15 minutes before President Donald Trump announced a temporary halt to his airstrikes on Iran this week has sparked claims of insider trading.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform at 7.05 a.m. Monday: “I am please [sic] to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”