Iraq: Iranian foreign minister joins Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq.

RESTRICTION: NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA, NO ACCESS PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS OUTSIDE IRAN, NO USE BBC PERSIAN, NO USE VOA PERSIAN, NO USE MANOTO TV, NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL TV, NO USE RADIO FARDA, NO RESALE, USERS MUST CREDIT "IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI" HANDOUT DO NOT OBSTRUCT COURTESY OR LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — SHOTLIST: KARBALA, IRAQ (AUG. 4, 2026) (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI - ACCESS ALL) 1. IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI JOINING ARBAEEN PILGRIMAGE (TWO SHOTS) 2. VARIOUS OF ARAGHCHI PERFORMING PRAYERS 3. VARIOUS OF ARAGHCHI MEETING RELIGIOUS OFFICIALS 4. VARIOUS OF ARAGHCHI WALKING ALONG ARBAEEN PILGRIMAGE ROUTE TOGWITH CROWDKARBALA, IRAQ - AUG. 4 - RESTRICTION: NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA, NO ACCESS PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS OUTSIDE IRAN, NO USE BBC PERSIAN, NO USE VOA PERSIAN, NO USE MANOTO TV, NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL TV, NO USE RADIO FARDA, NO RESALE, USERS MUST CREDIT "IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI" HANDOUT DO NOT OBSTRUCT COURTESY OR LOGO - EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to take part in Arbaeen commemorations. Araghchi also joined pilgrims walking the route between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, one of the largest annual religious gatherings in the world. The annual religious observances continued despite temperatures reaching 48 degrees Celsius in the Iraqi holy city. Thousands of Iranian pilgrims also visit Iraq every year for Arbaeen, a major religious gathering for Shia Muslims. Arbaeen falls on the 20th of Safar in the Islamic calendar, forty days after Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.