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Oman’s maritime security centre said the Palau-flagged oil tanker Skylight was attacked about five nautical miles off Musandam, said Aljazeera. Four people were wounded in the incident, and the vessel’s entire crew of 20 was evacuated.

Authorities said no further details are available about the nature of the attack or who may have been responsible. The condition of the injured crew members was not disclosed. The incident follows reports from Oman’s state media that two drones targeted the port of Duqm, injuring one foreign worker.

The Democratic Hotel Entrepreneurs Association (DHEA) has said that it will provide food and accommodation to the passengers stranded at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) following the suspension of flights to various destinations in the Middle East in the aftermath of tensions rising in the region. 

DHEA President Lila Prasad Dhakal said that they have made arrangements for food and accommodation for the stranded air passengers at the airport.

"In accordance with the objective that everyone should help any Nepali in difficulty, under the guidance of Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa, we, the hotel entrepreneurs, have made this decision and arranged for food and accommodation to the stranded passengers at TIA," he said.

The Association has also urged travellers in difficulty to contact it for help. DHEA is an affiliated organization of the Nepali Congress.

The government of Nepal has expressed deep concern over the evolving situation in the Middle East, saying that it is closely monitoring the developments. 

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, Nepal called on all sides to exercise maximum restraint amid rising regional tensions. 

The government emphasized that differences should be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue rather than military action.

Furthermore, Nepal stressed that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states must be respected in line with the UN Charter and international law. 

Nepal underscored the need to uphold the rules-based international order and the responsibility to maintain global peace and security. 

Pakistani police fired tear gas on Sunday to scatter protesters who breached the outer wall of the U.S. consulate in the southern city of Karachi following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Reuters reported. 

Pro-Iranian protesters also gathered outside the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, where the U.S. Embassy is located.

In Karachi, protesters had been pushed back from the consulate, a spokesman for the local government said. A Reuters reporter heard sounds of gunfire and video footage from the scenes showed burning vehicles outside the consulate's main gate, according to Reuters.