Back in the day, you could tell the borders of an empire just by looking at a map.

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Iran has formally demanded a cut of the billions it says people close to President Trump made by manipulating financial markets tied to the Iran war

Drop Site: Tehran calculated the profits from that alleged manipulation, across oil futures, energy stocks, and prediction markets, had reached $9 billion, and put its demand in writing to mediators.

“We have conveyed through intermediaries that $4.5 billion of this sum should also be allocated to the Iranian side,” the Iranian official told Drop Site.

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