Trump Says “Big Day” in Iran War, Galibaf Warns of Stock Manipulation for Profit Taking

US President Donald Trump on Monday (March 30, 2026) announced that the American military had taken out “many long-sought-after targets” inside Iran, calling the attacks a “big day”.

“Big day in Iran. Many long-sought-after targets have been taken out and destroyed by our GREAT MILITARY, the finest and most lethal in the World. God bless you all!” Trump posted on Truth Social.

The attacks on Iran came shortly after Trump had claimed that the war on Iran had achieved regime change. He was referring to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the first airstrikes by the US and Israel on February 28 that started the West Asian war, and the death of several political and military leaders of Iran in the present war that has dragged on for over a month now.

“We’ve had regime change. We’re dealing with different people than anybody has dealt with before. It’s a whole different group of people. So, I would consider that regime change,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I do see a deal in Iran. Could be soon,” he said in reply to a question.

The war on Iran entered its fifth week, as Tehran retaliated to the US-Israel missile strikes by hitting back hard by bombing US and Israeli military bases in the Gulf region in the weeks after February 28, apart from imposing a blockade on maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian blockade of the Hormuz has triggered a sharp rise in crude oil prices and premiums on insurance for cargo ships transiting the narrow passage way in the Gulf region, sharply impacting the energy security of nations, particularly in Asia, such as India and China.

In recent comments, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Galibaf accused the US of planning a ground attack on Iran, while talking of diplomacy, while Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi warned that the Americans and Israelis were raising the “false-flag” of Tehran as a threat to other nations to draw them into the West Asian war.

In a “heads-up” post hours ahead of Trump’s Truth Social post, Ghalibaf said “news” before the stock market opens on Monday (March 30) is “often just a setup for profit-taking”.

“Heads-up: Pre-market so-called ‘news’ or ‘Truth’ is often just a setup for profit-taking. Basically, it’s a reverse indicator. Do the opposite: If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long. See something tomorrow? You know the drill,” he said in a post on X.