DOJ probing $2.6 billion in oil trades related to Iran war, sources say

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Original Load Date May 7, 2026, 11 a.m.
Last Updated May 7, 2026, 11 a.m.
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The Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspiciously timed trades in the oil market just ahead of major announcements by President Donald Trump and a top Iranian official about the war in Iran, sources told ABC News. The DOJ, along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is pr...