Video footage shows Shiite pilgrims on the road to Karbala, Iraq, stopping to strike and stomp on a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The incident occurred during the annual Arba'een pilgrimage, a Shiite religious march. The display of hostility reflects ongoing anti-U.S. and anti-Israel sentiment among some pilgrims.
Video footage circulating on social media shows Shiite pilgrims on the road to Karbala, Iraq, stopping to stomp on a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The incident took place during the annual Arba'een pilgrimage, which marks 40 days after the death of Imam Hussein, a central figure in Shiite Islam.
As The Zioneer has reported, the Arba'een march has previously seen pilgrims expressing hostility toward the United States and Israel, with participants trampling on posters and chanting anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans. In June, Iranian state-linked media published a poster depicting Trump and Netanyahu as 'dining with Satan' alongside the killer of Imam Hussein, using Shiite religious imagery tied to the Battle of Karbala.
The video is unverified, but if confirmed, it represents a similar pattern of symbolic protest during the pilgrimage. The Zioneer has also documented Iran's psychological warfare against Israeli and U.S. leaders, including an assassination list targeting Trump and Netanyahu published by the IRGC in June.
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