Haridwar, June 22 -- Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday expressed concern over the widening of the Iran-Israel conflict after the US bombed Tehran nuclear sites.

Earlier on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said the "very successful" strikes had hit the Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan nuclear sites in Iran.

Speaking with ANI, Harish Rawat said that the conflict will impact India's economy as well.

"What is happening is very unfortunate. It will have a deep negative impact on the world, will also impact our economy. Poverty will increase and unrest will increase," Harish Rawat said.

Speaking about the US joining Israel to bomb Iran's nuclear sites, Rawat said that hope for a ceasefire is now ...