Kathmandu, March 4 -- The government has started relocating Nepali nationals trapped in some Gulf countries and keeping them in safe places.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some Nepalis have been stranded in transit in places such as Dubai, Doha, and Jeddah, and are being moved to safer locations.

Tensions across the Middle East have risen since Saturday following attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran.

Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on US military bases in the region, affecting Nepalis residing in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, the UAE, Jordan, and Lebanon. This left over 1.8 million Nepal migrant workers in a state of panic.

Nepal has ten diplomatic missions in the Gulf region and they are p...