ASEAN’s top diplomats meet in shadow of US-Iran conflict

Tensions between ?the U.S. and Iran are likely to cast ?a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia this week, injecting additional uncertainty into a region grappling with maritime tensions ?with China and a faltering regional effort to end Myanmar’s civil war. Foreign ministers from the ?11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their major ?partners ?will gather in Manila against a backdrop of ?instability beyond the region since the U.S. and Iran resumed open conflict, raising concerns about the flow of energy supplies through the Strait ?of Hormuz, as well ?as inflation and global growth. The Middle East…