Daily Asia briefing

Iran's biggest bridge near Tehran crashes down following reported U.S. airstrikes as Trump presses the regime to make a deal before escalation.

Jewish communities face a heightened security threat this Passover, with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch warning of an elevated alert as antisemitic attacks rise across the U.S.

Ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will need secret codes and to pay up to $2 million in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrencies to avoid being attacked by Iran, according to a new report.

As Iran exerts full control over the Strait of Hormuz, passage through the once busy shipping route has plummeted to an average of seven ships a day, about 5% of its regular traffic prior to the war, according to maritim...

The advertising poster for the push, published by Iran’s Defa Press News Agency, features two fresh-faced children, a boy and a girl, smiling in front of a man in a military uniform.

A State Department spokesperson called Iran's executions "barbaric" as the United Nations and activists group report the regime is using the death penalty to crush dissent.

Insurance companies are being scammed out of money by fraudulent rescue schemes in the nation of Nepal, according to a report by The Kathmandu Post.

Nigeria, ranked seventh-worst in the world for Christian persecution, saw a reported 28 killed on Palm Sunday, with fears Christians could be targeted this Easter.

Venezuelans counting on US to help end rampant inflation, invest in economy

France is pushing for an international mission to escort oil and gas tankers and the British government said military planners will meet next week.

A powerful storm front that lashed Greece over the past 24 hours brought gale force winds and flooding that left one man dead and turned the sky over Crete a deep red.

"It is incumbent upon Muslims everywhere... to rise up and set fire to the Jewish synagogues... across America, Europe, Russia, India, and elsewhere," ISIS said.

The US is not attending the virtual meeting.

“The completed strikes are part of the phase focused on deepening the damage to the core systems and foundations of the Iranian terror regime,” said the IDF.

The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the US fight Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz by force, Arab officials said.