The Japanese embassy in Iran said on Tuesday it was considering evacuating Japanese nationals by transporting them by bus to a neighbouring country, as the Israel-Iran air war raged for a fifth straight day.

President Donald Trump shared a private message from his ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, invoking divine providence and portraying the president as chosen by God to steer America through the mounting crisis between Israel and Iran.

Several Asian nations have moved to evacuate their nationals from Israel and Iran amid the conflict that was initiated by Tel Aviv with its launching airstrikes against Iran. China urged its nationals to leave “as soon as possible,” while India asked its citizens to move out of the Iranian capital.

Both countries have closed their airspaces, leaving few options for citizens of other countries seeking to leave.

Oil prices have resumed their upward climb and U.S. futures are lower after Israel's military issued an evacuation warning to 330,000 people in Iran's capital Tehran.

Investors await the Bank of Japan’s policy verdict, with the BOJ expected to stand pat on interest rates at 0.5% in the face of an uncertain trade climate.

U.S. stock futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors grew cautious amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. While hopes for a ceasefire remain alive, behind-the-scenes talks reportedly continue,

Tokyo stocks climbed Tuesday, with the Nikkei index ending at a four-month high, on hopes tensions in the Middle East will ease after