Sources: U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a $2.6 billion oil transaction linked to the Iran war

2026-05-07 19:56 Source： abcnews.com Event types： Regulation/Compliance 、 Marketing/Whale

According to ABC News, sources revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspicious trades in the oil market ahead of a major statement by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding war with Iran. The Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are examining at least four such trades, in which traders collectively bet over $2.6 billion on oil prices falling before the decline occurred.