For-Profit War
2009
2009-02-23 “Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own”.
https://libertythroughwealth.com/2020/03/26/way-to-wealth-invest-when-blood-streets/
https://www.bitget.com/wiki/when-there’s-blood-in-the-streets-quote
PAY WALL https://www.forbes.com/2009/02/23/contrarian-markets-boeing-personal-finance_investopedia.html
2025
2025-09-18 Israel’s finance minister described postwar Gaza as a “real-estate bonanza,” claimed the “demolition phase” was complete, and said a business plan was on Trump’s desk.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/middleeast/israel-smotrich-gaza-land-intl
2026 January
2026-01-28 New York city comptroller Mark Levine encouraged people to reinvest the city’s pension funds in Israeli bonds. In response, protestors stated, “Levine says it’s profitable to invest in the Israeli bonds. He says that they are solid investments with high returns. It’s not surprising that a war economy is profitable. That’s what Israel’s economy is. It’s a war economy. That’s why there is high yields. But buying these bonds only ensures the injustice and the system of occupation continues”.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/02/can-activists-stop-nyc-from-reinvesting-in-israel-bonds/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://100daysofzohran.thepolisproject.com/levine-signals-reinvestment-of-city-pension-funds-in-israeli-bonds-as-mamdani-opposes-the-move/
2026 March
2026-03-09 Lindsey Graham said the Iran war would make the U.S. “a ton of money.”
https://people.com/lindsey-graham-brags-make-ton-of-money-iran-war-11922350
2026 April
2026-04-15 JD Vance and Mike Johnson lashed out at the Pope for criticizing Trump’s elective war in Iran. Vance threatened the Pope should “be careful talking about theology,” while Johnson cited “Just War Doctrine.” The Pope later warned against manipulating religion for political, economic, or military purposes and condemned a world “ravaged by a handful of tyrants.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taNi3btpaLs&list=WL&index=1
https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/04/16/pope-leo-cameroon-peace/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-pope-warns-of-tyrants-spending-billions-on-wars https://catholicreview.org/us-bishops-doctrine-chair-defends-churchs-just-war-tradition-after-vance-comments/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/catholic-bishops-deliver-brutal-slap-down-to-convert-jd-vance-after-lecturing-pope-leo-xiv-on-theology/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/catholic-bishops-deliver-brutal-slap-down-to-convert-jd-vance-after-lecturing-pope-leo-xiv-on-theology/
2026-04-17 The worlds 100 top oil and gas companies banked $30M per hour during the first month of the Israeli-Iran war.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/big-oil-huge-war-windfall-consumers
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/unearned-profit-is-an-interesting-idea-no
2026 May
2026-05-07 Oil companies reported record profits amidst rising fuel prices and the war in Iran. Shell reported $6.9B in its first quarter.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shell-under-fire-over-outrageous-080422824.html
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shells-profit-beats-expectations-69-billion-2026-05-07/
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW850907052026RP1/?chan=home
PAY WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/shell-profit-oil-iran-war.html
2026 July
2026-07-14 The Iran war cost reached approximately $100BN.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-war-cost-much-100-billion-rcna587362
https://www.wired.com/story/pentagons-bill-for-iran-war-exceed-100-billion/
https://newrepublic.com/post/213156/donald-trump-blow-100-billion-iran-war
2026-07-17 A senior Iranian official told Drop Site News that Jared Kushner and Steve Witcoff were interested in exploiting insider knowledge than reaching a ceasefire negotiation.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-jd-vance-kushner-witkoff-exploiting-negotiations
TIMESTAMP 4:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPMmvsc-wEw&list=WL&index=2&t=370s
2026-07-30 Oil firms reported the highest quarterly profits in years.
SUB WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/energy-environment/exxon-chevron-earnings-iran-war.html
2026 August
2026-08-04 Oil company BP reported making $6B between April and June.
2026-08-04 Oil company Saudi Aramco reported it made $33B during this quarter with a 33% jump in profit over last year.
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137361/saudia-arabia-oil-aramco-profit