{"id":346955,"date":"2026-05-27T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/almost-two-million-people-gather-for-the-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-despite-the-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:00:03","slug":"almost-two-million-people-gather-for-the-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-despite-the-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/almost-two-million-people-gather-for-the-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-despite-the-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost two million people gather for the annual Hajj pilgrimage despite the Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/emykG8xGTRI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Almost two million people gather for the annual Hajj pilgrimage despite the Iran war\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/emykG8xGTRI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nearly two million Muslims gathered on Tuesday at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia to mark Arafah, the most significant day of the Hajj pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\nThis year\u2019s pilgrimage is taking place against the backdrop of the Iran conflict and growing uncertainty across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Saudi authorities say more than 1.51 million pilgrims arrived from outside the kingdom, around 11,000 more than last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly two million Muslims gathered on Tuesday at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia to mark Arafah, the most significant day of the Hajj pilgrimage. 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