Asian shares mostly declined Thursday following what the U.S. military said were defensive strikes against Iran.
Oil prices gained more than $1 a barrel after having dropped sharply a day before. U.S. futures inched lower.
U.S. officials said Central Command forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat near the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military also hit an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.
