Muslim pilgrims converge to Mecca to mark the start of the Hajj

The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca is officially underway. More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the country, according to the commander of the Hajj passport forces, despite regional tensions surrounding the Iran war and a potential deal to end it, which U.S. President Donald Trump described over the weekend as “largely negotiated.