Lucknow, March 1 -- Prominent Shia cleric Maulana Yasub Abbas, on Sunday, condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli airstrikes, terming the act as "very unfortunate" for the global community.

Shia cleric while speaking to ANI, said, "It is very unfortunate. The world thinks that by killing Khamenei, Iran will be finished... America and Israel will get a befitting reply from Iran. Today, large-scale protests and demonstrations will be carried out at Lucknow's Imambara at 8.30 PM... All India Shia Personal Law Board have announced a mourning period of 3 days when we all will wear black clothes and put up black flags at our houses."

Meanwhile, Iran is observing 40 days of public mourning Iranian st...