According to CoinMeta, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Khamenei stated that Iranian intelligence indicates that there are individuals actively manipulating the energy market. Some individuals within the U.S. government are exploiting media that easily believe such information to influence prices for personal gain, and are allowing the U.S. President to continue to be deeply involved in a war that is already doomed to failure. Individuals with a stance consistent with that of Israel are also advocating for war by issuing optimistic assessments.