Nasrollah Rashnoudi, the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Erbil, speaking at the press conference, Aug. 20, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather in the shrine city of Karbala on the eve of Arbaeen religious festival commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo; Hussein Faleh/AFP)
Shiite Muslims gather in Iraq's shrine city of Karbala, to mark 40 days after the holy day of Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Imam Hussein (Photo: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP)
Shiite Muslims gather in Iraq's shrine city of Karbala, to mark 40 days after the holy day of Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Imam Hussein (Photo: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP).
Shia Muslim men take part in a ritual ahead of Arbaeen, which marks the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh-century killing of Imam Hussein, Oct. 5, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)
