Karbala is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of Karbala Governorate. With an estimated population of 691,100 people in 2024, Karbala is the second largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad. From Wikipedia
Held on June 27 in Tehran, the ceremony recalled Ali Asghar’s 680 A.D. martyrdom as an affirmation of defiance against U.S. and Israeli adversaries