Goa, June 14 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has strongly criticised Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran, describing them as "unjustified" and questioning the selective silence of Western powers. Drawing a sharp comparison with the West's condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Abdullah said the global response to Israel's actions revealed a troubling double standard.

"As far as I know, Iran did not provoke this strike. Israel attacked a sovereign country, calling it a preemptive move. This is no different from what Russia did in Ukraine," Abdullah told reporters on June 13.

The strikes-Israel's largest-ever offensive against Iran-were launched under "Operation Rising Lion," targeting Iranian nuclear sites and mil...