Stock market crash, March 2 -- The Indian stock market witnessed a strong selloff in morning trade on Monday, March 2, as escalating tensions in West Asia, or the Middle East, dealt a blow to already cautious market sentiment amid foreign capital outflows, geopolitical uncertainties, and unimpressive earnings.

Let's take a look at 5 key factors behind the stock market crash today:

The market is fearing that the US-Iran war may escalate further and will spread to other parts of the region. Iran has strongly retaliated, launching missiles across the region after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials were killed in attacks by the US and Israel.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump warned that the US will...