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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

Asian shares and oil prices are mixed after US launches strikes in southern Iran

Japan Financial Markets - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia after the U.S. military said it carried out what it called “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines.

The attacks came even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations on ending the war were “proceeding nicely.”

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