Oil prices surged in early trade Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Asian stocks were lower as traders digested the weekend’s events,

The world grappled Sunday with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran with an attack that raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran’s nuclear program.

The U.S. military's strike on three sites in Iran raised urgent questions Sunday about what remains of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. The decision to directly involve the U.