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Millions of Shiite Muslims gathered in Karbala for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, a global religious spectacle honoring Imam Hussein’s martyrdom — but this year, regional tensions and the U.S.-Iran conflict loomed large. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended, highlighting Iraq’s delicate balancing act between Washington and Tehran. While Iranian pilgrims flooded the routes waving national flags, fewer visitors from Europe and Arab nations arrived, citing instability. Iraq also battles economic woes and the daunting task of disarming Iran-linked militias. Back home in Iran, mourners held defiant protests in Tehran, chanting for revenge against those they blame for Ayatollah Khamenei’s death — some even trampling U.S. and Israeli flags.

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