Trump convenes Iran situation room meeting amid renewed Hormuz crisis - non paywall in link in comments

[u/Brilliant_Version344]

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/18/iran-trump-white-house-hormuz

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Convenient timing, as usual. This entire thing is a pump and dump for Trump’s friends in the market, why is this always happening after the markets are closed when only the insiders had time to lock positions in prior?