News Summary

• As the Iran war stretches into its fifth month, the oil giants are posting some of their strongest earnings in years.
• ExxonMobil just doubled its money to $14.5 billion, Chevron nearly quintupled its profit over the same three months last year, pulling in $12.1 billion.
• The war that’s driving those numbers has now run five months, and 64% of Americans say it hasn’t been worth fighting.
• The numbers are drawing scrutiny even as public support for the conflict falls.