Ganderbal, June 21 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned Israel's recent attack on Iran. He added that political motives may be involved and hoped the issue could be resolved through dialogue.

Speaking to the reporters, Omar Abdullah said, "I don't understand on what basis Israel attacked Iran. Just a few days back, the US intelligence in charge said that Iran has no scope to make a nuclear weapon. If America said this a few weeks ago, then why did Israel attack Iran? Some politics are going on, but we hope this stops and a solution can be reached based on dialogue."

The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its ninth day on Saturday. The conflict started after Israel, on June 13, launched a massive...