Part of Trump's Economic Reality Check · 4 stories · since Oct 16 · newest 4d ago
Oil Majors Post Record Profits as Iran War Drives Up Gas PricesSen. Van Hollen calls on Trump to end the war
4 Oct 30 4:07 PM · 8d ago · 21 articles · 12 posts · 1 comment · 6 sources · development 4 of 7
Senator Chris Van Hollen accused Trump's 'buddies in Big Oil' of profiting from a war he called illegal and senseless while American households absorbed higher fuel costs.
“Since Trump started this illegal & senseless war in Iran, his buddies in Big Oil have made $130 BILLION in profit while American households have paid over $1,100 in extra fuel costs.”
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Donald Trump US PresidentWael Sawan Shell CEO
Chris Van Hollen US SenatorPhilip Evans Senior campaigner, GreenpeaceExxonMobil Oil major
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 9 claims were published in its stretch
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6 outlets US Oil and Gas Companies Earn More Than $130 Billion in Profits During Six Months of War With Iran
first by Stories Framing the Globe, 9d ago · also Yahoo Finance, The Seattle Times, NYT, NYT Climate, NYT Middle East
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- US Oil Industry Earned Billions More in Profits Than During the Same Period in 2025 Amid Iran War Yahoo Finance · 8d ago
- U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War The Seattle Times · 8d ago
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first by New Republic, 9d ago · also Yahoo Finance, Fortune
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first by Scripps News, 9d ago · also New York Post, NY Post
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- Big Oil rakes in over $130B in profits as soaring gas prices squeeze consumers amid Iran war New York Post · 8d ago
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first by CNN, 9d ago · also NBC News, KEYT-TV
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first by Truthout, 9d ago · also Joe.My.God.
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- US Big Oil Has Made $130B+ In Profit During Iran War Joe.My.God. · 9d ago
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first by Bloomberg Markets, 9d ago
What people said 5 voices · verbatim
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“.. more than $130 billion in profit as people pay much higher prices for gasoline, diesel and other fuel.” @nytimes.com
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Ridiculous false equivalency and a shallow view of supply side economics. During the Biden administration we began to pump more oil than the Saudis. Even though it is a theoretically limited resource there is no need to gouge prices to stop a shortage. If we were going to have embargo prices now then we would have from the shutting of the Strait…
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The oil corporations get rich while the American consumers get screwed. Thanks Trump. ExxonMobil and Chevron report blowout profits as Trump touts benefits of high oil prices https://www. nbcnews.com/business/energy/ex xonmobil-chevron-profits-trump-high-oil-prices-rcna606524
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Since Trump started this illegal & senseless war in Iran, his buddies in Big Oil have made $130 BILLION in profit while American households have paid over $1,100 in extra fuel costs. Literally profiting off working people's pain. To save lives & lower costs, this war must end.
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When # Trump said, "We're making a freaking fortune" due to his # IranWar , this is who he meant: https:// oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-New s/World-News/Chevron-Profits-Nearly-Triple-to-99-Billion.html
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