Asian Stocks Slide as US-Iran Conflict Threatens Worst Energy Crisis in Decades

• •Asian stock markets declined as the US and Iran signaled potential escalation of their conflict, per the BBC.
• •The International Energy Agency chief warned the war could produce the worst global energy crisis in decades.
• •Asian markets are particularly vulnerable given the region's reliance on energy imports.
• •The IEA's statement links the geopolitical confrontation directly to risks in global energy supply.
• •Investor sentiment across the region turned negative in response to the heightened threat of wider conflict.

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