The deputy head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization stressed that people should not pay attention to the rumors of reopening the borders for Arbaeen pilgrims. The secondary is closed.
According to the Hajj and Pilgrimage Information Center, Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Sohbatullah Rahmani added: "According to the Iraqi government, no admission will be made by the Iraqi government for Iranian pilgrims to enter the country at any border."
Emphasizing that the Arbaeen Hosseini headquarters has not taken any decision to send Iranian pilgrims to Iraq and the land and air borders are still closed, he said: "The enemies of the regime to create tensions on the Iranian-Iraqi border under the pretext of attending the Arbaeen ritual with The spread of false news seeks to send pilgrims to the land borders.
Rahmani added: "As has been repeatedly reported by the Arbaeen headquarters and the police, there are no land or air borders open for pilgrims to travel to the holy shrines, and people should try not to be deceived by opportunists and profiteers."
** Implementation of the Arbaeen Mehr scanning project in different parts of the country
The Deputy Minister of Atbat Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, emphasizing that the high official of the province, considering the current situation regarding the spread of the Corona virus in different countries, recommended remote pilgrimage for the pilgrims of Sayyid al-Shuhada (AS), said: Attention to the Covid 19 virus, which has caused certain problems, instead of the Arbaeen march, the "Pooyesh Mehr Arbaeen" project will be implemented in the form of processions in different parts of the country, and a basket of goods will be collected and distributed to the needy.
Rahmani reiterated that Iraq has not yet made any official statement on the reopening of the border, adding that if the Iraqi government decides to reopen the border, the Arbaeen headquarters will be allowed to prevent the spread of the corona virus and protect the health of the people. Traffic will not give any pilgrim to the holy shrines.
The Deputy Minister of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, stating that we also miss attending the Arbaeen ritual, said: Instead of attending the closed borders, Arbaeen pilgrims try to prepare and distribute a basket of goods and help the needy in the form of faithful help in the processions and Remote pilgrimage of Sayyid al-Shuhada (AS).