John Authers, Columnist

Oil Prices Won’t Wait for Clarity on Regime Change

The longer a shooting war continues, the greater the risk of an outright shock. 

How much will it affect the supply of oil?

Photographer: Mahsa/AFP/Getty

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Regime change may be afoot in Iran. Decapitation in the successful killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of other senior leaders has already happened with breathtaking swiftness.