TEHRAN -- Iraq has removed visa requirements for pilgrims going to the Arab country by land for Arbaeen rituals, an Iranian official said Tuesday.

Iranian deputy interior minister for security and law enforcement, Majid Mirahmadi, quoted the country’s ambassador to Baghdad as saying that Iraq has lifted visa requirements for travelers going to the Arab country by land for the Arbaeen pilgrimage. The Arbaeen Headquarters of Iran predicts that around four million Iranians would travel to Iraq for this year’s Arbaeen.