Why do US and European chemical companies expect profit surges from the Iran war?

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The news body states: 'Why do US and European chemical companies expect profit surges from the Iran war?' — this is presented as a quiz question, not an assertion of fact. No explanation, evidence, or claim about actual profit expectations, causality, or geopolitical impact is provided in the body. The text does not confirm that such expectations exist, nor does it describe any mechanism (e.g., supply disruptions, price spikes, sanctions arbitrage) linking the Iran war to chemical industry profits. It is solely a rhetorical prompt for a weekly chemistry news quiz hosted on the C&EN website.

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, May 8

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