Escalating Conflict: Middle East on Edge Following Coordinated US-Israel Strikes and Iranian Retaliation

Kathmandu. Violence has spread across the Middle East, and the region is facing a serious crisis following a series of coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, prompting a retaliatory response from Tehran.Attacks targeted key government and symbolic locations in Iran's capital, Tehran, including the state broadcaster and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The death toll, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly exceeded 700.  While Washington has warned that 'major strikes' are yet to come, Tehran has intensified its counter-response by closing the Strait of Hormuz and attacking US and allied bases across the region,...