Brent crude price changes after Donald Trump's posts mentioning Iran
Absolute percentage change in the average price of Brent crude in the five minutes before and after a Trump post mentioning "Iran" or "Hormuz";
Feb. 28, 2026 to Aug. 19, 2026
A plot showing Brent crude price changes after Donald Trump's posts mentioning Iran. Each post is a dot, sized to show the absolute percentage change in the average price of Brent crude in the five minutes before and after the post was made. For posts after market hours, it shows the difference in the five minutes before the prior close and the five minutes after the next open. In general, the number of exceptionally market-moving posts has gone down over time.