End of Assad Regime Raises Risks of Syrian Fuel Shortages - The fall of the Assad regime in Syria after Bashar al-Assad fled the country and ended his 24-year tenure as president might engender a widespread fuel shortage across the Middle Eastern country. - The Syrian port of Baniyas was dependent on Iranian fuel supplies and the approximately 60,000 b/d of oil that Tehran was sending to Syria kept the country’s two existing refineries operational. - As representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rose to prominence in Syria, Iranian crude…