Stocks, gold and oil whipsawed as Iran strikes spark Mideast war fears
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares tumbled on Wednesday, while oil, safe-haven Treasury prices and gold shot higher after Iran fired rockets at U.S.-led forces in Iraq, stoking fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.European equity markets were expected to open lower, with pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.77%, German DAX futures off 0.91% and FTSE futures 0.45% lower. Iran's missile attacks on the Ain Al-Asad air base and another in Erbil, Iraq, early in the day came hours after..