The Iran war is driving up energy prices. These companies are profiting.

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By Tik RootMar 6, 2026, 4:15 am180 ptsTrendingTop
The war with Iran has brought shipping traffic to a virtual standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow Persian Gulf channel through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows. That has sent fossil fuel prices surging — and with them, the potential for profit. The price of Brent crude,…

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