Feds probe suspicious oil trades worth $800M made just before major Iran war news: report
Federal regulators are investigating suspicious oil trades worth over $800 million that occurred just before significant announcements regarding the Iran war. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking into these trades, which raised concerns about potential insider trading. Several firms reportedly profited from the trades, but none have been formally accused of wrongdoing yet.
- ▪The investigation focuses on trades made on March 23, shortly before President Trump's announcement regarding Iran.
- ▪Five firms reportedly made substantial profits from these trades, raising suspicions of insider trading.
- ▪The CFTC's inquiry includes firms like Qube Research & Technologies and TotalEnergies, among others.
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Business Feds probe suspicious oil trades worth $800M made just before major Iran war news: report By Taylor Herzlich Published May 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Wall Street regulators are investigating a batch of suspiciously well-timed oil trades worth more than $800 million amid mounting accusations of insider trading connected to the Iran war, according to a report. A flurry of US and international oil futures changed hands on March 23 just moments before President Trump halted strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure in an early-morning Truth Social post.
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