Oil prices surged 2.6 percent and U.S. stock futures fell after American airstrikes over the weekend targeted three Iranian nuclear facilities.

In Asian trading early Monday, Taiwan's Taiex fell 1.4% while the Kospi in South Korea initially lost 1% but then regained some lost ground to fall 0.2% to 3,016.71. Much of East Asia depends on oil imported through the Strait of Hormuz.

The price of oil jumped more than 2% and U.S. stock futures and Asian shares are down as global markets react to the American bombing of nuclear targets in Iran.