00:01Over 1.5 million Muslims arrived in the holy city of Mecca on Monday for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
00:08The pilgrims circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Grand Mosque before arriving on buses or by
00:13foot in a vast tent city in Meena. They did so in sweltering temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees Celsius.
00:38The start of the Hajj came as U.S. President Donald Trump continued to send mixed signals
00:42over a possible agreement to extend the ceasefire with Iran and a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
00:49Despite the uncertainty triggered by the unrest in the region, Saudi officials noted more pilgrims
00:54traveled from abroad compared to last year. Saudi authorities want to keep the conflict
00:59far from the minds of the visitors but signaled their readiness to fend an attack should there be any.
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