TRUMP ON IRAN: WILL BE VERY SERIOUS FORM OF REGIME CHANGE || MAYBE WE FIND A LEADER LIKE WE DID IN VENEZUELA
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 23, 2026
Trump used Truth Social to dramatically escalate the war on Saturday, only to do a complete 180 just before the stock market opened on Monday. Is this Trump being a master negotiator, market manipulation, or just an indication that the President has no idea what he is doing?
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) March 23, 2026
I will support any Democratic presidential candidate that promises to track down these sketchy trades, that have been perfectly timed, to take advantage of Trump’s many announcements that have moved the markets. https://t.co/FgupWu6kCN
— Turnbull (@cturnbull1968) March 23, 2026
Trump: US isn’t negotiating with Iran’s supreme leader
“We’re dealing with a man, who I believe is the most respected and the leader,” Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Fla.
“We have not heard from the son,” he said, referring to Khamenei.
However, Trump declined to say to whom Witkoff was speaking, saying he did not want them to be killed.
“Nobody wants that job right now. Nobody’s exactly looking forward to being the head of that particular country, but perhaps we’ll be able to solve that problem,” he said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5796393-trump-iran-negotiations-mojtaba-khamenei/
🚨 NOW — PRESIDENT TRUMP: We can keep going and get that 50,000 DOW up to 55,000 and 60,000, it's no end, or we can take a stop and make a little journey into the Middle East and eliminate a big problem! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/WN2QVbycPq
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 23, 2026
BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market.
In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold.
These orders were 4–6x larger than…
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 23, 2026
TRUMP SAYS NOT SURE WHAT IRAN MEDIA IS TALKING ABOUT – FOX BUSINESS
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 23, 2026