According to The Kobeissi Letter, which analyzes the stock market, the S&P 500 surged upward by 240 points. Then Iran denied Trump’s claims and said its leaders had had “no direct or indirect contact” with Trump’s people. Trump seemed to consider that plan a done deal and said the U.S. and Iranian negotiators would talk today by phone. Not the United States, or an international coalition, but “[m]e and the ayatollah, whoever the ayatollah is…. We are doing so well in Venezuela, with oil and with the relationship between the president-elect and us.

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2026 10:38 UTC