First Thing: Trump chastises oil companies for ‘making too much money’ from his Iran war
Photograph: Mike Stewart/APView image in fullscreenGas prices on display at a Chevron station. Plus, can you tell if someone is secretly filming you with Meta’s glasses?Martin BelamTue 4 Aug 2026 06.40 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2026 06.42 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning. Donald Trump has criticised oil companies for “making too much money” from the global energy market disruption caused by his war on Iran.
- ▪Photograph: Mike Stewart/APView image in fullscreenGas prices on display at a Chevron station.
- ▪Plus, can you tell if someone is secretly filming you with Meta’s glasses?Martin BelamTue 4 Aug 2026 06.40 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2026 06.42 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.
- ▪Donald Trump has criticised oil companies for “making too much money” from the global energy market disruption caused by his war on Iran.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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Gas prices on display at a Chevron station. Photograph: Mike Stewart/APView image in fullscreenGas prices on display at a Chevron station. Photograph: Mike Stewart/APFirst Thing newsletterUS newsFirst Thing: Trump chastises oil companies for ‘making too much money’ from his Iran warUS president takes aim at profits as oil companies worldwide benefit from US-Iran conflict. Plus, can you tell if someone is secretly filming you with Meta’s glasses?Martin BelamTue 4 Aug 2026 06.40 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2026 06.42 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning. Donald Trump has criticised oil companies for “making too much money” from the global energy market disruption caused by his war on Iran.
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