Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, and Judiciary Head Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje’i all posted on social media rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatums. The market on “US obtaining Iranian enriched uranium by May 31” dropped to 12% YES, down 15 points from previous levels.
The market for Trump agreeing to Iranian demands in April is at 12% YES, down from 26% just 24 hours ago. This drop hit all related sub-markets. With days until resolution, traders price the odds of Trump meeting any Iranian demands this month as increasingly slim.
The trading volume behind these moves tells its own story. USDC traded over the past 24 hours: $5,443, with only $416 needed to shift the odds by 5 points. The market isn’t deep enough to rule out volatility from a few large trades. The biggest single move, a 5-point drop, happened at 3:22 PM, suggesting a concentrated moment of repositioning.
The shift here is from potential negotiation back to confrontation. All three branches of Iran’s government publicly refused to concede under threat, which narrows the path to any deal this month. The contrarian case: at 12¢, a YES payout offers a 8.3x return, but that requires believing in a dramatic diplomatic reversal within a week, against the grain of coordinated public rejection.
Watch for Trump’s social media posts and any unexpected diplomatic gestures from either side. A surprise Trump post or a change in Iran’s tone could still move this market fast.
