Millions of predominantly Shi'ite pilgrims from across the Islamic world will access the Hussein shrine via a large road tunnel. A Treasury spokesperson told Reuters that Iran sought to expand its influence and exploit Iraqi financial and business sectors. The Revolutionary Guards grew a military-business empire in Iran, then expanded their influence across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. A Reuters reporter visited a Kerbala hotel leased out by the Hussein shrine to host engineers working on the project. "I'm now working a few days here and there on the shrine project, whenever I can get it," the worker said.

Source: bd News24 December 02, 2020 14:26 UTC