Srinagar, June 22 -- J&K political leaders Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday lashed out at the US for its strikes on Iran calling it a dangerous escalation which can trigger Third World War.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said that the US and Israel have always been against the nuclear ambitions of Iran. "This is not the first time. America and Israel always have this view to not allow Iran to make nuclear weapons. Today it proved that it is their only motive," Abdullah said.

US bombers made strikes on Iran's three nuclear facilities during the previous night amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

Abdullah also castigated US president Trump for not sticking to his word. "He had talked about wa...