Investors are not ready for a true shock 

The consensus view of the impact of the Iran war on equities and bonds may well prove too sanguine

Katie Martin

Donald Trump’s dangerous ‘war of whim’

Anyone who claims to know where this conflict will go is bluffing

Edward Luce

Khamenei martyrdom narrative smooths path for son’s rise

Regime invokes religious history to galvanise support from Shia groups after the ayatollah’s assassination

Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Raya Jalabi, and Humza Jilani

Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran 

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader

Gideon Rachman

Iran war risks turning into a battle of endurance 

Tehran tactics seek to draw in Gulf states and others

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