Every hour the war in Iran continues, the world’s biggest oil companies bank another $30 million. That is not a figure from an activist group. It is from a Guardian analysis of the top 100 producers.
Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, and Gazprom are among those cashing in while governments from Pakistan to Peru cut fuel taxes to stop their populations from revolting at the pump. Meanwhile the IMF quietly revised global growth downward and airlines are going bankrupt. The math is brutal and it only points one way. The longer this war runs, the richer a very small number of people get.
Sources: The Guardian · CBS News · IMF April 2026 WEO
