Srinagar, June 22 -- Senior Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Ghulam Hassan Mir, on Sunday expressed deep concern over the United States' recent strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, describing the development as a blow to international efforts toward peace and mediation.

The Jammu Kashmir leader emphasised the need for world leaders to rise and act for peace with many countries possessing nuclear weapons.

Speaking to ANI, Mir said, "When the United Nations Organisation was formed, world leaders envisioned it as a forum for peace-building and resolving disputes. Today, that idea seems ineffective."

Referring to the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran, Mir criticised US President Donald Trump and Washington's evol...