Shares are higher in Asia while oil prices have jumped more than $1.20 a barrel after a report by CNN said Israel may be planning an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears.

Any attack by Israel against Iran could significantly impact US-Iran nuclear talks, while also escalating already heated tensions in the wider Middle East region. View on euronews