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Iranian airstrikes on Gulf states could push them into a broad coalition aligned with the United States and widen the war against Iran, Middle East analysts said, after attacks on ports, cities and oil facilities in a vital energy-producing region, Reuters reported. 

By striking at the Gulf’s economic lifelines ​in its response to U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Tehran may be driving wary Gulf states closer to Washington and towards coordinated action against the Islamic Republic, analysts said.

The aim of the strikes against six Gulf states, all of which are U.S. allies and host American military bases, was to ensure those countries put pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump to halt the war, but Iranappears to have miscalculated, they said, according to Reuters. 

Syria's defense minsitry said it reinforced its border with Lebanon, and eight Syrian and Lebanese ‌sources said this included rocket units and thousands of troops as conflict spread in the region including between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Reuters reported. 

The sources included five Syrian military officers, a Syrian security official and two Lebanese security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Syrian defense ministry said ​in a statement on Wednesday that the army has reinforced its deployment along the Syrian borders with Lebanon ​and Iraq as part of efforts to “protect and control the borders amid the escalating regional conflict”.

Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent oil prices sharply higher, Reuters reported. 

Four days into the war, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. military had struck ​numerous Iranian naval and air targets, saying that "just about everything has been knocked out."

Trump also sought to justify the assault on Iran, saying he had ordered the campaign because he had "a feeling" Iran would attack after negotiations over its ‌nuclear program stalled, according to Reuters. 

The upper atmosphere in Nepal is currently witnessing a high pressure system. 

It is partly cloudy in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, while it will be foggy till midday in the Tarai belt today, according to the Meteorological Forecast Division. Remaining places are predicted to have fair weather.

Tonight, the southern plains will have hazes, while the hilly and mountainous belts are forecasted to be partly cloudy and rest of the places generally fair weather.

Various Nepali embassies in Gulf countries have requested the Nepalis working in West Asia to submit their details to a portal brought into operation by the Foreign Ministry. 

The embassies are making publicity and coordination for necessary assistance to the needy Nepalis in the wake of tensions in West Asia.

The Nepali Embassy in Riyadh said it had requested the Nepali workers there to share information through a portal. The information would be helpful to know about the workers' situation and take action accordingly. 

The portal prepared by the Foreign Ministry collects information about Nepali workers in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and other countries in the region.

Meanwhile, liaison committees of various political parties have also assigned contact persons for extending help to the needy Nepali workers.

Following the US-Israel military action on Iran and Iran's counterattacks in the region, the Gulf countries which are major employment destinations of Nepali youths are facing tension. It has posed a security threat to Nepali workers as well. The official data shows there are over 1.7 million Nepali workers in the Gulf countries.

The Foreign Ministry has formed a rapid action team to intensify assistance including rescue of the Nepalis in the Gulf countries.

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has instructed all public hospitals across the country to form  'rapid response teams’ in view of the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) scheduled for March 5.

According to Spokesperson at MoHP, Dr Prakash Budhathoki, the directive was issued for potential emergency medical service during the elections.

Spokesperson Budhathoki informed that hospitals at federal, provincial and local levels were instructed to rapidly form such teams consisting of five to 25 members, depending on the hospitals' available human resources. 

Budhathoki further said the rapid response team would coordinate with the District Administration Office to treat those experiencing medical emergencies including injuries during the election and manage ambulances to take the injured ones to hospitals.

A team of medical specialists at the hospital will provide treatment to those requiring medical intervention, he added. 

Budhathoki also shared that the Ministry had directed all public healthcare facilities to suspend all OPD services on the day of election and run only emergency services. 

Even the District Emergency Operation Centers in all 77 districts are directed to remain standby.

The Election Commission (EC) has informed that it made the banking and financial institutions open some of their branches on public holidays as well. 

The government has given public holidays from March 4 to 6 for the House of Representatives elections. However, to facilitate elections, the EC requested the banks and financial institutions to run some of their branches on these holidays too.

The EC requested the Office of Comptroller General for facilitating in submission of revenue, an essential part of financial responsibility.

Three persons died in a car accident at Jitpur in Changunarayan Municipality-8, Bhaktapur on Tuesday. 

The deceased have been identified as Yogendra Pradhan (55), Surendra Pradham (48) and Krishna Maya Pradha (55) of Jadibuti, Kathmandu. 

The car (Ba 5 Cha 7881) was heading towards Sudal from Nagarkot when the tragedy occurred. 

They died in the course of treatment, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Jabegu.

Two others injured in the same incident are undergoing treatment at the Madhyapur Hospital, Bhaktapur.