Meanwhile, rising military tensions in the Gulf and the closure of Dubai's airspace severely disrupted flight operations at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.
Many Muslim bodies and organisations across the country announced a multiple-day mourning period and scheduled their protests on Monday as well in memory of the Iranian leader.
Iran boasts a much larger arsenal of shorter-range missiles capable of hitting US bases in Gulf countries and offshore American forces, soon to be joined by a second aircraft carrier.
