Iraqi political and religious leaders, including Moqtada al-Sadr, declared mourning for Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

BAGHDAD: Iraqi leaders across the political spectrum declared a period of mourning on Sunday following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Khamenei was killed in what officials described as a massive US-Israeli attack.

The influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr extended condolences to the Islamic world in a formal statement. He declared a three-day period of mourning in response to the leader’s death.

The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s ruling alliance of Shiite groups, expressed profound grief. The alliance, which maintains various links to Iran, issued a statement mourning “the passing of the martyred leader.”

It said Khamenei’s “blood will remain a guiding light for all generations.” The statement added that “the curse will continue to haunt the murderous Zionists for all time.”

 The Sun Malaysia