Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, making day seem more like night. Toxic rain mixed with oil fell from the air, while a central boulevard was lined by a wall of flame. This was the scene in Tehran on Sunday following a night of Israeli airstrikes on the city’s oil facilities. It may also capture the mood of international markets as the intensifying war in the Middle East sends energy prices soaring and threatens a period of global economic uncertainty. In the Iranian capital, authorities