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  Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

  Summary: Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers Sixteen bets made $100,000 each accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Background Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces.

  Elena Vasquez · 4/18/2026