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Massive oil bet before US-Iran report fuels insider trading accusations – media

RT News · · 342 words · By Russia Today
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“nearly 10,000 crude oil short contracts were placed around 3:40 AM (07:40 GMT) on Wednesday”
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Multiple independent web sources (The Kobeissi Letter, Asia Times, and others) report that nearly 10,000 crude oil short contracts were placed at 3:40 AM ET on a Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 was a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation propliner that disappeared on March 16, 1962, over the western Pacific Ocean. The aircraft, which had been chartered by the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_739
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone
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“the roughly $920 million position as unusually large for that time of day”
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Multiple sources, including MSN and other web reports, confirm the short position was valued at approximately $920 million and was unusually large for that time of day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GMT, or Greenwich Mean Time, is an alias for the UTC+00:00 time zone. GMT or gmt may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMT_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight. At different times in the past, it has been calculated in different ways, includi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. It indicates a point of time meaning Greenwich Mean Tim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC+01:00
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“At 4:50 AM, Axios reported that Washington and Tehran were nearing an agreement to end the conflict and resume negotiations”
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Multiple sources confirm that at 4:50 AM ET, Axios reported that the US and Iran were nearing an agreement to end the conflict.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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“Oil prices plunged more than 12% within two hours of the report”
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Multiple sources report that oil prices plunged more than 12% (or 'more than 10 per cent') within two hours of the Axios report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kharg Island (Persian: جزیره خارگ, Persian pronunciation: [xɒːrɡ]), also spelled Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharg_Island
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“the short position into an estimated $125 million profit”
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Multiple independent sources report that the short position resulted in an estimated $125 million profit.
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web search NEUTRAL — A massive crude oil bet placed shortly before reports of a possible US-Iran peace deal sent prices crashing and fueled suspicion of insider trading, after the position reportedly generated a $125 mill…
https://www.rt.com/business/639563-insider-trading-us-iran-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Subsequently, oil prices plummeted by over 12%, causing the related short positions to temporarily gain unrealized profits of around $125 million.Trade xyz Crude Oil Position Plunges 59% WoW, US Stock…
https://en.theblockbeats.news/flash/344679
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web search NEUTRAL — BREAKING: Nearly $920 million in crude oil shorts were placed at 3:40 AM ET, about 70 minutes before Axios reported the U.S. and Iran were nearing a “14-point” deal to end the war. Oil then plunged mo…
https://thecradle.co/articles/Nearly-1bn-in-oil-bets-placed-…
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“traders placed more than $1 billion in seemingly prescient wagers, including an $850,000 bet shortly before US strikes against Iran”
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The Guardian and New York Times analysis are cited in web results as reporting over $1 billion in prescient wagers, including a specific $850,000 bet.
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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market which offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather pat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket
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web search NEUTRAL — According to The Guardian, traders placed more than $1 billion in seemingly prescient wagers, including an $850,000 bet shortly before US strikes against Iran and around $950 million in oil futures ho…
https://www.rt.com/business/639563-insider-trading-us-iran-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — These last-minute bets caused the market's implied probability of a strike to jump from a mere 7% to 26% within hours. A New York Times analysis has revealed that 16 of these accounts pocketed more th…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/perfe…
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“around $950 million in oil futures hours before Trump announced a ceasefire in April”
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The Guardian is cited in web results as reporting around $950 million in oil futures hours before a ceasefire announcement in April.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approximately
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web search NEUTRAL — Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approxim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Approximately is close to a particular time, measurement, or number — but it's not exact. If you plan to meet a friend at approximately 2:00, it will be okay if you are a bit early or late.
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/approximately
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“the ceasefire announcement alone generated more than 413 million predictions and over $100 million in wagers across prediction markets within days”
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Multiple sources (Fortune and others) citing Dune analytics confirm 413 million predictions and over $100 million in wagers between April 5 and April 8.
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web search NEUTRAL — In total, 413 million bets on the Iran war were made risking more than $100 million from Sunday, April 5, through Wednesday, April 8, the day after Trump announced a ceasefire, according to Dune.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/23/413-million-bets-with-over-10…
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web search NEUTRAL — In total, 413 million bets on the Iran war were made risking more than $100 million from Sunday, April 5, through Wednesday, April 8, the day after Trump announced a ceasefire, according to Dune.
https://apnews.com/article/prediction-markets-trump-iran-war…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 100,000 bets were placed. According to crypto analysis firm Dune, 413 million bets on the Iran war have been made, risking more than $100 million from April 5 through April 8, the day after Tru…
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/polymarket-gambling-pre…
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“On March 24, the White House reportedly issued a warning to staff against using insider information on the Iran war to trade on financial markets”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim that the White House issued a warning on March 24.
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“US President Donald Trump ordered a five-day pause in planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim that Donald Trump ordered a five-day pause in strikes on March 23.
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“More than $760 million worth of oil futures contracts reportedly changed hands in under two minutes”
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“three Polymarket accounts collectively earned over $600,000 after correctly anticipating the timing of the ceasefire with Iran”
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