China’s government bond yield curve reached its steepest level in about four years, as inflation concerns triggered by the Iran war pile pressure on longer‑term debt.

US President Donald Trump cites “information and belief” for his claim that Iran would have taken over the Middle East.

Palm oil futures in Kuala Lumpur fell as much as 4.3% at the open on Tuesday, tracking a slump in crude oil prices after President Donald Trump said the war in the Middle East may end soon.

Crude oil prices plunge below $90 a barrel following an earlier surge to almost $120 in price swing over 24 hours.

President Lee Jae Myung said that even if the US military moves air defense assets out of South Korea as the Iran conflict widens, it won’t seriously affect Seoul’s ability to defend itself against nuclear-armed North Korea.

The cost of credit protection fell by the most in over eight months in Asia, after President Donald Trump signaled the Iran war may be nearing an end.

The war's price, measured in damage to the economy and in political costs to Trump, is still coming into view.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told PBS News that talking or negotiating with the US is no longer on the agenda.

US President Donald Trump threatened to escalate attacks on Iran if it disrupted global oil supplies.

Experts warning fuel could hit £2 a litre and Trump saying the Iran war is near its end lead Tuesday's papers.

Several Senate Democrats are threatening to force numerous war powers votes and otherwise disrupt the chamber unless Republicans agree to hold public hearings with key Trump administration officials on the reasons for the attacks on Iran.

Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.