Via #Politico 9am EDT - Mar 13, 2026

‘Oh, boy’: Oil industry frets over Trump's profit-minded Iran post

“The United States is the largest #Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,“ #Trump wrote in a #TruthSocial post Wednesday as crude prices rose to $95 per barrel, a 40 percent increase from where they were before the U.S. and #Israel attacked #Iran nearly two weeks ago.

#war #Oiligarchy #BigOil #FossilFuels

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/oil-iran-trump-price-messaging-00826428