Lucknow, April 8 -- Following the agreement of a two-week "double-sided" ceasefire between the US and Iran, General Secretary of the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB), Maulana Yasoob Abbas, on Wednesday congratulated Iran on its "victory."

Speaking to ANI, Abbas stated that the US used to think of itself as a "superpower"; however, on the 40th day of the war, it has lost, along with Israel, while Iran has won. "The US used to think of itself as a superpower... On the 40th day, Iran has won, and America and Israel have lost... I congratulate everyone on Iran's victory," he said.

"Yesterday (Trump) used to make such statements that we will destroy Iran, that we will destroy their gas plants, water plants where water is purified. ...