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humor Babylon Bee 2026-03-25

Mysterious Investor 'Pancy_Nelosi' Sells Out on Iran Peace Deal for Oil Shortage Insurance

A shady investor swooped in on a hunch that oil prices would tank, while Trump was trying to broker a peace deal. Because who needs diplomacy when you can bet on oil prices?


<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/69c42af0801a569c42af0801a6.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>WASHINGTON, D.C. β€” Just minutes before President Donald Trump announced a peace deal with Iran was close, a mysterious investor named "Pancy_Nelosi" placed hundreds of millions on a speculative trade that oil prices would plummet.</p>

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