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Muharram Procession In Kashmir, India

Kashmiri Shia Muslim mourners touch a glass case containing a copy of the Quran while shouting slogans during a Muharram procession on the seventh day of Muharram in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 23, 2026. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, marks the beginning of the year 1448 AH and is observed as a period of mourning by Shia Muslims worldwide. Iran's president arrives in Pakistan to meet with officials mediating talks on a permanent end to its conflict with the United States, as discrepancies emerge on what has been agreed upon so far and violence breaks out again in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump insists that Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections long into the future, despite statements from Iran that it has not done so. Meanwhile, the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is scheduled to begin in Tehran on July 4, with burial in Mashhad on July 9, following ceremonies in Tehran and Qom. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)