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Axios's report, written by Barak Ravid, a writer closely linked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US president Donald Trump, said that the one-page memorandum would end the war.
Ravid is simply a erstwhile associate of the elite Israeli intelligence corps of Unit 8200.
His relationships are consistently based on "anonymous U.S. officials" and is described as "essentially representing the American voice".
Concerns go beyond journalistic accuracy and can manipulate the market.
Each study by Axios preceded massive, suspiciously held transactions bet on falling oil prices.
Axios reported 5 times in 19 days that an agreement with Iran is "close" or "inevitable" — but no agreement has been reached.
Brent's oil prices fell by more than 10 percent after the report, from 108 to 97 per barrel, before the marketplace closed somewhat to 102.
On the basis of this decline, the price of unknown traders would make about 125 million profits.
Short positions were placed about 70 minutes before the publication of an article on Axios, according to different Whales, which made details available on social platform X.
This is not the first time that large bets precede crucial news regarding US-Iran negotiations.
akin immense positions were identified prior to earlier Axios reports on alleged advancement in talks, including a short oil position of $950 million on April 8.
Oil prices dropped 15 percent after this report.
On the same day, the White home issued an interior email for all personnel, informing employees of the usage of confidential information to enter into transactions.
Oil prices have risen sharply since the start of the US-Israeli aggression on Iran on February 28, which coincided with Iran's blockade of the Strait of Ormuz, which usually facilitates about 20 percent of planet oil trade.
Iranian officials opposed the Axios report.
"Axios' text is simply a list of American wishes, not reality," said Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Iranian committee on abroad policy and national security, on social media.
"Americans will not accomplish by failed war what they failed to accomplish in erstwhile negotiations."
Despite Tehran's denial, Trump cited the Wednesday Axios report, claiming that the US and Iran held "good calls in the last 24 hours" and expressed his belief that the agreement would shortly be reached.
Traders with privileged information besides utilized the Polymarket marketplace platform to profit from US abroad policy activities, according to the Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) report.
The study showed that 52 percent of bets "outsiders" predicting military action on Polymarket was successful, compared to 25 percent of policy-related betting and 14 percent of all betting on the platform.
Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, serves as Polymarket's advisor, covering this function in 2025. His company invested millions in the company.
Evidence indicates a recurring pattern: Axios publishes reports about "transaction in the hand of return" citing US anonymous officials, Iranian officials publically deny any deal, oil prices temporarily fall, and unknown traders profit from well-measured short positions, indicating deliberate coordination.
The Iranian media called this pattern "Operation Fauxios" — a word game referring to the name Axios — suggesting coordinated action between the service and unidentified traders, aiming to profit from marketplace volatility.
Observers claim that false claims besides contribute to lowering oil prices, which is Trump's key political objective, which is under national force due to advanced energy costs, offering political shields during the unpopular war.
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