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March 15, 2026

Which Stocks Are Benefiting and Suffering from the Iran War?

Global markets are reacting fast to the conflict in Iran. We ran our Media Radar tool across 12 hours of global online financial opinion to surface which companies are seeing the most positive and most negative sentiment.

Non-GCC Oil Majors: Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron are among the most 
discussed names with positive sentiment, as supply disruption fears drive 
expectations of higher oil prices for producers outside the Gulf region.

U.S. Defense Contractors: Palantir and Lockheed Martin are seeing a 
surge in positive mentions, consistent with typical defense sector tailwinds 
during geopolitical escalation.

On the other end of the spectrum, companies with direct exposure to the region 
are bearing the brunt of negative sentiment:

Middle Eastern Airlines & Airport Services: Qatar Airways and InterGlobe 
are among the most negatively discussed, as airspace closures and travel 
uncertainty weigh on the sector.

Regional Energy Producers: Qatar Energy and Saudi Oil are seeing 
heightened negative sentiment, reflecting concerns about production disruption 
and regional instability.

Cloud & Data Infrastructure: AWS is notable on this list following missile strikes on
its UAE datacenter and it temporarily shut down, raising concerns about cloud reliability in the region.