Kathmandu, March 3 -- Fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran erupted on Saturday, sending shockwaves across the Gulf and stoking fears of a wider regional conflict in West Asia.

The conflict is no longer limited to these countries. Tehran has launched retaliatory strikes on countries hosting US military bases. In Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq, Iranian missiles and drones have hit not just US installations but also airports, hotels, residential buildings, ports and oil facilities. As the war escalates, roughly 1.9 million Nepalis working across the Gulf face immediate danger.

On Saturday, Ranjit Kumar Yadav of Sarlahi was inside Kuwait International Airport when it came under a...