Iraqi Shiite cleric, politician, and militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr (L) sitting alongside Qasem Soleimani, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant general and commander of the Quds Force, during a ceremony commemorating Ashura in the capital Tehran. Ashura is commemorated by Shiite Muslims worldwide and marks the climax of mourning rituals in the Islamic month of Muharram for the 7th century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. Tehran, Iran, 10/09/2019//AY-COLLECTION_Choix.798/1909111454 00923261