{"id":346899,"date":"2026-05-27T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nearly-two-million-gather-for-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-despite-war-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:00:08","slug":"nearly-two-million-gather-for-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-despite-war-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nearly-two-million-gather-for-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-despite-war-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly two million gather for annual Hajj pilgrimage despite war in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ARjwWyEeqGo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nearly two million gather for annual Hajj pilgrimage despite war in Iran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ARjwWyEeqGo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nearly two million Muslims gathered on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for Arafah, the most important day of the Hajj pilgrimage. 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