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Social media has been awash with memes showing how many conflicting statements have been made about the war in Iran over the last 24 hours. That confusion is playing out in the oil markets today.
The uncertainty will be exacerbated by a report suggesting the U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could have tried to benefit financially from privileged information about the timing of the attacks on Iran.
