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Trump's account traded oil and defense stocks during Iran conflict

A presidential trading report reveals that an account in Donald Trump's name made significant investments in oil, defense, and gold stocks during the initial weeks of a conflict with Iran. While Trump publicly stated the war would end soon, the account's trades suggest a strategy to profit if the conflict continued. The Trump Organization claims these accounts are managed by third-party institutions with sole authority over investment decisions, and a White House spokesperson stated assets are in a trust managed by his children with no conflicts of interest. AI

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Trump's account traded oil and defense stocks during Iran conflict

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 · Eva Roytburg ·

    While Trump insisted the Iran war would end ‘soon,’ an account in his name was buying millions in oil, defense and gold

    A brokerage account bearing the president's name made 3,642 trades in the first quarter of 2026—hedging against a war he publicly said was nearly won.