US forces struck 140 Iranian military targets on Saturday and took further action on Sunday. Iran attacked bases in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait & Bahrain.

Mediators are working to get the US and Iran back at the negotiating table, CNN reported, citing sources, later echoed by Axios.

US airstrikes on 80-90 Iranian sites and Iran's retaliatory strikes on Gulf bases sent regional equities lower and pushed Bitcoin briefly below $63K.

Seoul led losses in most Asian stocks, dragged down by market heavyweight SK hynix's 10 per cent plunge.