Lucknow, March 1 -- Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad on Sunday condemned the US-Israel strikes that resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

He described the actions of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as cowardly, saying they had "signed their own death warrants." Maulana Jawad praised Khamenei as a leader who consistently supported the oppressed and termed his death a "great loss to humanity."

He announced three days of mourning, urging people to close their shops and businesses, but emphasised that participation should be voluntary. He also stated that a candlelight march would be held at 8 pm to honour the late leader.

"These are all cowards who martyred a lea...