[U.S. Lawmaker Urges SEC to Investigate 'Suspicious' Trades During Iran Conflict] BlockBeats News, April 9 – A U.S. lawmaker stated that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate unusual trading activities in the oil and stock futures markets shortly before former President Trump delayed a military strike on Iran last month. 'The speed, scale, and structure of these trades are highly suspicious,' said Representative Ritchie Torres. 'The facts are clear: the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission cannot turn a blind eye.' The Democratic lawmaker called on regulators to launch a formal investigation into oil, energy, and stock futures market trades made in the minutes before Trump’s March 23 post, and to obtain trading records for accounts involved in these transactions. (Jin10)