Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has traveled to neighboring Iraq.

Arbaeen is a profound spiritual journey and universal declaration that truth, justice, and human dignity endure through conscious remembrance, resistance, and moral responsibility, transcending time and place to inspire humanity against all forms of oppression.

Millions of Muslims across the world are commemorating Arba’een, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.

Millions of pilgrims have arrived in the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arbaeen which marks 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein.

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This year, in the wake of the US-Israeli war against Iran and the Axis of Resistance, and the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Arbaeen has become a powerful political statement, a demonstration of resilience against aggressors, and a manifestation of unity in the face of present-day Yazids.

President Nizar Amedi denounced the deadly US-Saudi aggression on Hashd al-Sha’abi bases as a flagrant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty.