New Delhi, March 2 -- IT industry body Nasscom urged its member companies to avoid travel to affected parts of the Middle East and allow employees in the region to work from home as the US-Iran conflict widened.

The advisory came after the United States and Israel launched coordinated military operations against the Iranian regime on 28 February.

In response to the attacks, Iran launched waves of retaliatory ballistic missiles and drones at Israeli population centres and Arab Gulf states that host US forces, according to multiple reports. The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) said it is closely monitoring the developments, adding that employee safety remains the industry's "foremost priority".

"As a preca...