Western oil giants reap big windfall as U.S. war on Iran drives up energy prices

Iran Herald · August 5, 2026 War

Eight of the world's largest oil companies, most of them based in Western countries, reported combined profits of nearly $93 billion in the three months through June, as the U. S. -Israel attacks on Iran drove global energy prices sharply higher, according to an analysis by The Guardian.

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