Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday, with Japan and South Korea's benchmark indices hitting new highs as investors assessed recent U.S. military action in Iran, the fragile state of the Washington-Tehran ceasefire and optimism that a deal could still be reached. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.49% to a fresh record high, while the Topix added 0.57%. South Korea's Kospi jumped 4.84% at the open, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined 0.68%. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.13%. Hong Kong's Hang