Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying no dialogue is taking place between the two sides and characterizing Trump’s announcement as part of efforts to lower energy prices and buy time for military planning.

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    2 days ago

    …It could just be market manipulation. I hear DOW jumped when he made the threat.

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      1 day ago

      i was watching some YT content and had the tickers on in a window to the side, saw a huge jump, and i was thinking wtf has Trump down now

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      Oh it’s definitely something like that. Trump may be dumb publicly, but he’s also blindly loyal to his own ego and wallet. He has a reason for this, whether it’s market manipulation or bribes, but he definitely has a reason that will serve him exclusively.